Reading Area Community College

Reading, PA 3,703 Undergrads 21.2% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$14,563

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$9,228

After Aid

Median Earnings

$45,446

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,228

Peer Midpoint: $9,847

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$45,446

Peer Midpoint: $50,127.5

Graduation Rate21.2%

Peer Midpoint: 34.6%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients54.8%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time26.7%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS54.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$487k

-$28k

+$3k

Median Cost$9k/yr

+$470k

-$45k

-$14k

Full Cost$15k/yr

+$461k

-$55k

-$24k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$9k/yr

Never

-83%

Full Cost$15k/yr

Never

-89%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-46%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-46%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,000

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

$14,000

Earnings (2yr)

$47,260

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$75k

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$51,817

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

+$49k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$14,650

Earnings (4yr)

$46,016

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

-$8k

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

AssocCIP: 5204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,587

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,472

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

AssocCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,243

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,195

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Software and Media Applications

AssocCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,737

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$44,394

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$33k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,605

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

AssocCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$151,311

Natl Median: $70,808

Lifetime Value Added

+$943k

Fine and Studio Arts

AssocCIP: 5007

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,650

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 5100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,180

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,017

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $34,184

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Services, General

AssocCIP: 4400

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,422

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$5,500

Earnings (4yr)

$49,285

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

+$24k

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,734

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Physical Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 4001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,076

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

AssocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,288

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

AssocCIP: 2313

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,641

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Science Technologies/Technicians, Other

AssocCIP: 4199

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,780

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 4501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,146

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Social Work

AssocCIP: 4407

Median Debt

$8,250

Earnings (4yr)

$37,280

Natl Median: $39,409

Lifetime Value Added

-$96k

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

AssocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,656

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Other Programs

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

DegCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,262

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

DegCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,121

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

DegCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,452

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.