Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Reading Area Community College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at RACC. You can study it at the Associate’s level. It ranks as high as #17 out of 21 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

RACC Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#1,220 in the U.S.

#30 in Pennsylvania

#165 in the Middle Atlantic Region

College Factual ranks RACC as a strong choice for liberal arts general studies, placing at #1,220 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	1,220 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Pennsylvania	30 of 34
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	165 of 183

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at RACC

The following degree levels are granted in liberal arts general studies at RACC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	63

RACC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Reading Area Community College conferred 63 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

RACC holds a strong position among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Its best result was #17 out of 21 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania	17
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	105
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	858

RACC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$6,480 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$10,500 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,400	$10,740
Fees	$1,710	$1,770

Associate’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at RACC are White. Roughly 46% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Reading Area Community College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Reading Area Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	29
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (Associate’s)

RACC conferred 57 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities, other in the latest year of data — 65% to women and 35% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (46%).

Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania — #3
Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #30
Best Individualized Studies Associate Degree Schools — #124

General Studies (Associate’s)

RACC granted 4 associate’s degrees in general studies recently — 75% to women and 25% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Hispanic or Latino (50%).

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

RACC conferred 2 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the latest year of data — 50% to women and 50% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (50%).

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