The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 20.70% where the last year rate was 33%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 61.00% for full-time students and 47.20% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 20.70% where the current academic year rate is 33%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Reading Area Community College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12% | 9% | 14% |
| 2016-17 | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| 2017-18 | 15% | 11% | 19% |
| 2018-19 | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| 2019-20 | 21% | 20% | 21% |
| 2020-21 | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| 2021-22 | 23% | 26% | 21% |
| 2022-23 | 20% | 20% | 21% |
| 2023-24 | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| 2024-25 | 33% | 41% | 27% |
| Average | 20.70% | 21.50% | 20.30% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 16.70% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Reading Area Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 22% |
| 2016-17 | 20% |
| 2017-18 | 20% |
| 2018-19 | 13% |
| 2019-20 | 16% |
| 2020-21 | 15% |
| 2021-22 | 17% |
| 2022-23 | 12% |
| 2023-24 | 19% |
| 2024-25 | 13% |
| Average | 16.70% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 61.00% for full-time students and 47.20% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at RACC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 53% | 45% |
| 2016-17 | 55% | 46% |
| 2017-18 | 60% | 44% |
| 2018-19 | 58% | 47% |
| 2019-20 | 63% | 52% |
| 2020-21 | 59% | 43% |
| 2021-22 | 61% | 51% |
| 2022-23 | 71% | 51% |
| 2023-24 | 64% | 45% |
| 2024-25 | 66% | 48% |
| Average | 61.00% | 47.20% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 19.60 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Reading Area Community College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 18:1 |
| 2016-17 | 19:1 |
| 2017-18 | 21:1 |
| 2018-19 | 19:1 |
| 2019-20 | 20:1 |
| 2020-21 | 19:1 |
| 2021-22 | 22:1 |
| 2022-23 | 19:1 |
| 2023-24 | 20:1 |
| 2024-25 | 19:1 |
| Average | 19.60:1 |
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