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Compare Reading Area Community College vs Pennsylvania College of Technology

Reading, PA · Williamsport, PA

Reading Area Community CollegePennsylvania College of Technology
Cost
Price after aid (average)$9,228/yr$25,110/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$7,968/yr$20,065/yr
Typical loan debt at graduation$8,750$23,961
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$8,553/yr$19,090/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$8,987/yr$21,546/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$12,121/yr$27,465/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$14,049/yr$30,533/yr
Typical loan payment after graduation$93/mo$254/mo
Room & board (on campus)No data reported$12,818/yr
Room & board (off campus)$10,800/yr$12,818/yr
Borrowers who default0%0%
Books & supplies$1,800/yr$1,400/yr
Other living costs (on campus)No data reported$2,950/yr
Sticker price (before aid)$14,563/yr$33,192/yr
Tuition (in-state)$6,480/yr$18,240/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$12,510/yr$25,980/yr
Students with Pell Grants35%33%
Students taking federal loans20%60%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate34%53%
Freshmen who come back66%81%
Typical earnings 10 years in$39,082/yr$52,567/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$21,317–$58,433$33,752–$76,561
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)21%58%
White students graduatingNo data reported56%
Black students graduatingNo data reported26%
Hispanic students graduatingNo data reported41%
Asian students graduatingNo data reported42%
Typical earnings 6 years in$32,565/yr$47,995/yr
Earn more than a HS grad55%73%
Graduate on time20%37%
Pell students who graduateNo data reported45%
First-gen students who finish8.7%30%
Low-income students who finish6.7%25%
Students who transfer out13%16%
Typical earnings 8 years in$38,587/yr$49,063/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsHealth Professions 22% · Business, Management & Marketing 20% · Liberal Arts & General Studies 12%Health Professions 18% · Mechanic & Repair Technologies 17% · Engineering Technologies 17%
Most popular programHealth Professions — 22% of degreesHealth Professions — 18% of degrees
2nd most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 20% of degreesMechanic & Repair Technologies — 17% of degrees
3rd most popular programLiberal Arts & General Studies — 12% of degreesEngineering Technologies — 17% of degrees
4th most popular programFamily & Consumer Sciences — 11% of degreesConstruction Trades — 12% of degrees
5th most popular programComputer & Information Sciences — 8% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 7% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants — $53,953/yrRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — $78,080/yr
Degrees in STEM13%23%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment3,7034,464
Students per professor19 : 114 : 1
Graduate studentsNo data reported49
Average professor pay$6,774/mo$9,818/mo
Full-time professors100%56%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Median family income$19,778$54,391
SettingCity (small)City (small)
LocationReading, PAWilliamsport, PA
RegionMid EastMid East
Founded19711914
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/NontraditionalBaccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students0.5%0%
Men31%65%
Women69%35%
White students31%84%
Black students11%4.7%
Hispanic or Latino students49%5.9%
Asian students1.2%1.3%
Two or more races5.6%2%
Other / not reported2.8%1.8%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students54%36%
Part-time students73%17%
Students age 25+26%15%
Spent on teaching per student$7,534/yr$20,672/yr
Endowment$21.0M$33.9M
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingNo — no campus housingYes — dorms on campus
Beds in campus housingNo data reported1,710
Required to live on campusNo data reportedNo
Room charge (campus housing)No data reported$7,000/yr
Meal plan chargeNo data reported$5,214/yr
Meal plan offeredNoYes
Meals per weekNo data reported19 meals/week
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadNoYes
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoYes — Army
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesYes
Weekend & evening classesNoNo
Teacher certificationYesNo
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesYes
On-campus day careNoYes
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolNoYes
Credit for military trainingYesYes
Student veteran organizationNoYes
Tuition payment planYesYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoYes
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
Athletics data fromNo data reported2024-25
College sports levelNo intercollegiate athletics reportedNCAA Division III without football
Football teamNo data reportedNo
Varsity teamsNo data reported16
Student athletesNo data reported346
Athletic scholarshipsNo data reported$0
Athletics budgetNo data reported$2.1M
Athletics revenueNo data reported$2.1M
Recruiting spendNo data reported$30,458

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.