Reading Area Community College (RACC) serves Berks County from its Reading campus and satellite locations, offering associate degree and certificate programs across manufacturing, technology, and computer/information fields. RACC's Schmidt Training and Technology Center specializes in manufacturing workforce training including mechatronics, PLC/robotics, CNC machining, and industrial maintenance targeted at Berks County's extensive manufacturing base. The college's Machine Tool Technology and Mechatronics Engineering Technology AAS programs provide transfer pathways into bachelor's degrees at Pennsylvania universities. RACC's A.S. in Data Science and A.S. in Engineering provide foundational STEM transfer pathways alongside a Certificate in Data Analytics for students entering the data-driven economy. Active transfer articulations with Pennsylvania universities support stackable credential pathways for manufacturing technician students.

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