The main focus area for this major is Respiratory Care Therapy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Allied Health Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Reading Area Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in allied health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at RACC paid an average of $367 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $333 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,220 | $9,240 |
Fees | $1,770 | $1,770 |
Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about RACC tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of allied health students who receive their associate degree from RACC is $56,415 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $41,849.
Online degrees for the RACC allied health associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RACC Online Learning page.
About 81.8% of the students who received their Associate in allied health in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.6%.
Around 45.5% of allied health associate degree recipients at RACC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Allied Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Respiratory Care Therapy | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health professions.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health Sciences & Services | 19 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 10 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 7 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 7 |
Nursing | 38 |
*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.