CTI vs. RACC

Commonwealth Technical Institute vs. Reading Area Community College comparison

	Commonwealth Technical Institute	Reading Area Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CTI	RACC
Location	Johnstown, PA	Reading, PA
Setting	Small Suburban	Small City
Enrollment	94	4,533
Type	Private 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	hgac.org	racc.edu
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Costs	CTI	RACC
Tuition (In State)	$7,564	$4,350
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,564	$9,810
Room & Board	$9,028	$10,800
Avg Net Price	$13,619	$9,882
Avg Grant Aid	$7,451	$6,942
% Receiving Grant Aid	59%	100%

Admission	CTI	RACC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	CTI	RACC
Student to Faculty Ratio	4:1	19:1
Popular Majors	Construction Trades (23%) Business (22%) Health Professions (20%) Personal and Culinary Services (14%) Engineering Technology (9%)	Health Professions (23%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (20%) Business (17%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (8%) Human Services (6%)
Outcomes	CTI	RACC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$15,100	$33,200
Making Student Loan Payments	-	33%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$10,600
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$109

Diversity	CTI	RACC
% Men	77%	35%
% Women	23%	65%
Racial Diversity	Low	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	73%	47%
% Black	8%	12%
% Hispanic	3%	35%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	3%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	15%	1%

Students	CTI	RACC
% In-State	97%	99%
% Out-of-State	3%	1%
Campus	CTI	RACC
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Reading Area Community College is larger than than CTI based on total student enrollment (4,533 students vs. 94 students)

CTI vs. RACC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CTI or RACC?

• Reading Area Community College is 15% more expensive to attend than CTI for in-state tuition ($8,700.00 vs. $7,564.00)
• Out of state tuition is 29.7% higher at RACC than Commonwealth Technical Institute ($9,810.00 vs. $7,564.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Reading Area Community College than CTI ($9,882 vs. $13,619)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Commonwealth Technical Institute are 19.6% lower than costs at Reading Area Community College ($9,028 vs. $10,800)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Reading Area Community College than Commonwealth Technical Institute (100% vs. 59%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Commonwealth Technical Institute students is 7.3% larger than aid received Reading Area Community College ($7,451 vs. $6,942)

Which college is harder to get into, CTI or RACC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between RACC or CTI .

CTI vs. RACC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CTI or RACC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between RACC and CTI.

• Graduates from Reading Area Community College earn on average $18,100 more per year than CTI graduates after ten years. ($33,200 vs. $15,100)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/