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Physical Science at Reading Area Community College

Physical Science at Reading Area Community College

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Reading Area Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,924 students attend the school each year.

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

RACC Physical Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at RACC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

RACC does offer online education options in physical sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

RACC Physical Science Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Physical Science Associate’s Program

56% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of physical sciences 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 sciences 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 sciences.

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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

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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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