After Reading Area Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Reading, Pennsylvania · Public · 4,788 undergrads
The typical student earns $39,082 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$39.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,750
median federal debt at graduation.
32%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
23%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
358
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
20%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,565
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,587
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$39,082
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
49%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,225
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
32%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
39%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
47%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers