How Student Population Changes at RACC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,282 where 4,533 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.86 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in RACC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Reading Area Community College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,538	1,666	2,872
2014-15	4,198 -340	1,561 -105	2,637 -235
2015-16	4,090 -108	1,557 -4	2,533 -104
2016-17	4,117 27	1,570 13	2,547 14
2017-18	4,207 90	1,579 9	2,628 81
2018-19	4,199 -8	1,537 -42	2,662 34
2019-20	4,280 81	1,588 51	2,692 30
2020-21	3,924 -356	1,269 -319	2,655 -37
2021-22	4,737 813	1,576 307	3,161 506
2022-23	4,533 -204	1,586 10	2,947 -214
Average	4,282	1,549	2,733

Reading Area Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 47.34% and the percentage of black students is 8.78% at Reading Area Community College. 2.27% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Reading Area Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	13	78	574	1,285	5	2,417	101
2014-15	15	75	490	1,294	6	2,175	94
2015-16	16	78	470	1,293	8	2,084	116
2016-17	13	81	439	1,378	9	2,037	113
2017-18	11	102	441	1,442	11	2,049	120
2018-19	18	105	395	1,408	10	2,045	118
2019-20	15	97	393	1,569	12	2,054	123
2020-21	20	84	381	1,474	6	1,827	118
2021-22	20	117	422	1,615	11	2,397	138
2022-23	13	103	398	1,704	11	2,146	140
Average	15	92	440	1,446	9	2,123	118

Reading Area Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,358 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 473.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Reading Area Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,198	237	514	3,447
2015-16	4,090	266	549	3,275
2016-17	4,117	342	596	3,179
2017-18	4,207	354	797	3,056
2018-19	4,199	424	879	2,896
2019-20	4,280	569	887	2,824
2020-21	3,924	2,119	914	891
2021-22	4,737	1,513	917	2,307
2022-23	4,533	1,358	920	2,255
Average	4,254	798	775	2,681

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Enrollment Trends at RACC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes