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General Physical Sciences at Reading Area Community College

General Physical Sciences at Reading Area Community College

If you plan to study general physical sciences, take a look at what Reading Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,924.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

RACC General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Science

RACC General Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Science Student Demographics at RACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical science majors at Reading Area Community College.

RACC General Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

56% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of physical science associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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RACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical science graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Reading Area Community College with a associate's in physical science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Physical Sciences

General Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Reading Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Science 9

Careers That Physical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Reading Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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