by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health Sciences & Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Reading Area Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in health science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,220 | $9,240 |
| Fees | $1,770 | $1,770 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about RACC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the RACC health science 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.
Women made up around 89.5% of the health science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 63.2% of health science associate degree recipients at RACC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Health Sciences & Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 10 |
| Allied Health Professions | 11 |
| 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.
