by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Northampton County Area Community College was awarded 1 badge in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.
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Northampton Community College landed the #1,479 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Northampton Community College held the #1,705 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Northampton Community College is also ranked #84 out of 103 schools in Pennsylvania.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Northampton County Area Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Northampton County Area Community College, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northampton County Area Community College is 17%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Northampton County Area Community College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,951 undergraduates at Northampton Community College with 3,613 being full-time and 5,338 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,076 | $10,246 | $11,973 | $15,057 | $16,203 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Northampton Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Northampton Community College, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $5,381 a year. That adds up to $21,524 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Northampton Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3835 Green Pond Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18020-7599 |
| Phone: | 610-861-5300 |
| Website: | www.northampton.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 139 | NA |
| Nursing | 100 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 88 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 81 | NA |
| General Psychology | 70 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 66 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 53 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 48 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 45 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 40 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 5,770 students took at least one online class at Northampton County Area Community College. This is an increase from the 4,888 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,770 | 2,968 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,888 | 2,086 |
| 2020-2021 | 6,528 | 2,613 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,603 | 1,509 |
Learn more about online learning at Northampton County Area Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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