RACC in the Media
Reading Area Community College in the News
2019 News Media
October
- Oct 15, 2019-WFMZ: Inaugural Berks agriculture education summit held at RACC
- Oct 14, 2019-PACCC: Technology, Talent and Cyber Security Featured at SMART Automation Summit
- Oct 14, 2019 - Technology, Talent and Cyber Security Featured at SMART Automation Summit
- Oct 11, 2019-Eagle: Trump names Wyomissing businessman to Commission on Presidential Scholars
- Oct 11, 2019-BCTV: Berks Ag Education Summit Convenes to Support Next Generation’s Workforce
September
- Sept 27, 2019-Eagle: President Susan Looney shares state of RACC
- Sept 27, 2019-BCTV: RACC President Dr. Susan D. Looney delivers state-of-the-college address
- Sept 17, 2019-Ship.edu: Shippensburg University and Reading Area Community College sign agreement to prepare workforce of the future
- Sept 17, 2019-heraldmailmedia.com: Shippensburg, RACC sign agreement to prepare workforce of the future
- Sept 17, 2019-BCTV: RACC and Shippensburg University sign deal to make transferring easier
- Sept 17, 2019-Eagle: RACC and Shippensburg University sign deal to make transferring easier
- Sept 16, 2019-BCTV: RACC SVP Wins 2019 Lehigh Valley Business CFO of the Year Award
- Sept 13, 2019-Eagle: Back to school: Continue your education at RACC
- Sept 13, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College trustees OK 3-year contract for school's president
- Sept 12, 2019-Eagle: 2019 CFO of the Year Awards honor Lehigh Valley’s financial professionals
August
- Aug 21, 2019-Eagle: Kutztown University, Reading Area Community College, technology centers uniting to educate future teachers
- Aug 16, 2019-AACC: American Association of Community Colleges College Spotlight
- Aug 16, 2019-BCTV: Drexel's President Tours RACC's State-of-the-Art STEM Labs
- Aug5, 2019-Eagle: Muhlenberg School District joins effort to break barriers through language
- Aug1, 2019-Berks County Living: READING AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: A Hub for Technology. Training Center Benefits Students and Employers
July
- July 26, 2019-BCTV: Drexel University president tours Reading Area Community College advanced science labs
- July 26, 2019-Drexel University president tours Reading Area Community College advanced science labs
- July 25, 2019-Eagle: RACC gets $20,000 for cyberdefense program
- July 18, 2019-Community College Daily: A more robust college experience
- July 18, 2019-Allentown Morning Call: Kutztown University and RACC sign grant agreement with SAM Inc.
- July 18, 2019-BCTV: RACC PTK research paper published in prestigious national journal
- July 16, 2019-BCTV: Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller praises RACC KEYS program during campus visit
- July 15, 2019 - Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller praises RACC KEYS program during campus visit
- July 13, 2019-Eagle: KEYS program helps lift some students out of poverty
- July 3, 2019 - U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan details infrastructure plan on RACC campus
June
- June 26, 2019 - Second Quarter 2019 RACC Alive Reading Eagle newspaper insert
- June 25,2019 - PA Commission for Community Colleges-The American Association of Community Colleges Appoints RACC President Dr. Susan D. Looney to its Commission on Student Success
- June 20,2019-Eagle: Kutztown University and RACC ink an agreement with Service and Access Management Inc.
- June 20, 2019 - Kutztown University and RACC Sign Grant Agreement with SAM Inc. to provide Social Work Graduates to Reading-Area
- June 12, 2019-BCTV: Reading Area Community College President Dr. Susan D. Looney Appointed to Reading Hospital Board of Trustees
- June 11, 2019 - American Association of Community Colleges appoints Reading Area Community College President Dr. Susan D. Looney to the Commission on Student Success
- June 11, 2019 - Reading Area Community College President Dr. Susan D. Looney Appointed to Reading Hospital Board of Trustees
May
- May 28, 2019-BCTV: RACC Graduates almost ninety GED Students
- May 24, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College honors 88 GED recipients
- May 22, 2019-Eagle: RACC Student Named 2019 GEICO Pathway to Completion Bachelor’s Degree Scholar
- May 15, 2019-Eagle: Editorial: Local colleges at crucial moment
- May 13, 2019-BCTV: RACC Celebrates 2019 Graduates and Success at 47th Commencement Ceremony
- May 12, 2019-Eagle: Record number of students graduate from RACC
- May 10, 2019-WFMZ: Record number of students receive diplomas from RACC
- May 9, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College expects to graduate most ever
April
- April 24, 2019-BCTV: RACC Hosts Berks County Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference
- April 22, 2019-BCTV: RACC Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Sigma Rho Chapter Wins Big at International Convention
- April 15, 2019-BCTV: RACC renames two buildings to honor past presidents
- April 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Sigma Rho Chapter Wins Big at International Convention
- April 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC renames buildings for ex-presidents
- April 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC's one percent enrollment growth considered positive
- April 10, 2019-RACC Students and Pennsylvania Community College Leaders Advocate for Increased Funding at Capitol
- April 5, 2019-BCTV: RACC to Host 2019 Job Fair April 10th for Students and Community
- April 5, 2019-WFMZ: Met-Ed partners with RACC to train needed line workers
- April 4, 2019-Eagle: Reading High School Students Score High In College-Level Testing At RACC
- April 2, 2019-Eagle: PA Human Services Deputy Secretary Visits RACC to Study the College’s Successful KEYS GED Bridge program
- April 2, 2019-Eagle: RACC Health Professions Staff Tours Penn State Health St. Josephs
- April 1, 2019-Eagle: Spring cleaning? Polish up your education at RACC
March
- March 31, 2019-Eagle: Reading teen marks 1,000 service hours in mission to help disadvantaged children
- March 21, 2019-Eagle: RACC's Phi Theta Kappa chapter wins regional awards
- March 21, 2019-BCTV: RACC Wins Multiple Phi Theta Kappa Awards at Harrisburg Convention
- March 13, 2019-Eagle: RACC to dedicate buildings in names of former presidents on April 11
- March 11, 2019-BCTV: Judith Croteau of Reading Area Community College Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar
- March 9, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College seeks entries for poetry competitions
- March 8, 2019-Eagle: Judith Croteau of Reading Area Community College Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar
- March 7, 2019 - Clean energy group to host meeting at RACC
February
- Feb. 27, 2019 - Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges- Pennsylvania has one of the best welfare-to-work education programs in the country.
- Feb. 27, 2019-Eagle: Pennsylvania has one of the best welfare-to-work education programs in the country.
- Feb. 22, 2019 - Berks students celebrate National Engineers Week
- Feb. 14, 2019-Eagle: Jon Scott recognized as RACC Trustee Emeritus
- Feb. 14, 2019-BCTV: Jon Scott recognized as RACC Trustee Emeritus
- Feb. 14, 2019-Lehigh Valley Business: Jon Scott recognized as RACC Trustee Emeritus
- Feb. 14, 2019-Eagle: RACC enrollment up 2.6 percent over same period last year
- Feb. 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC web design contest more than just a pretty site
- Feb. 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC President Dr. Susan D. Looney to Receive Paragon Award for New Presidents
- Feb. 11, 2019-RACC President Dr. Susan D. Looney to Receive Paragon Award for New Presidents
- Feb. 6, 2019-Eagle: Snowboarding: Wilson grad is U.S. champ
- Feb. 4, 2019-BCTV: RACC Announces 2019 Berks County Poet Laureate Competitions
January
- Jan. 14, 2019-BCTV: Reading Area Community College (RACC) President Dr. Susan Looney recently appeared on BCTV County Connection with County Commissioner Christian Leinbach. She talked about her unique career path, in addition to training and education for the workforce.
- Jan. 12, 2019-Eagle: Reading High, RACC partner in College Knights program
- Jan. 11, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College trustees briefed on technical academy
- Jan. 10, 2019-Eagle: Wyomissing wins Berks County Mathematics Championship