The main focus area for this major is Physical Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Physical Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Reading Area Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in physical science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 | |
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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.
Online degrees for the RACC physical 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.
About 66.7% of the students who received their AS in physical science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.6%.
Around 26.7% of physical science associate degree recipients at RACC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 53%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Physical Science | 15 |
*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.