RACC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Reading Area Community College, the graduation rates was 33.63% (112 students out of 333 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 59 male and 53 female students graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Reading Area Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 33.63%. where 112 students out of 333 candidate completed their degree.

68 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 112 students finished there program within 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Reading Area Community College, 0 of 1 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 0.00%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Reading Area Community College is 13.21% (44 out of 333 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Reading Area Community College, the retention rate is 66% for full-time students and 48 % for part-time students.