Bucks County Community College
Bucks County Community College at a Glance
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Bucks County Community College Featured Rankings
- #5 Community Colleges in Pennsylvania 2026
- #6 Online Associate in Communications
- #10 Best Online Associate Degree Programs in Pennsylvania
- #12 Online Associate in Fire Science
- #12 Online Associate in Emergency Management
- #16 Online Associate's in History
- #18 Online Associate in Entrepreneurship
- #20 Online Associate in Computer Science
- #21 Online Associate in English
- #23 Online Associate in Business Management
- #23 Online Associate in Small Business Management
About Bucks County Community College
According to Wikipedia, Bucks County Community College is a public community college in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1964, Bucks has three campuses and online courses: a main campus in Newtown, an "Upper Bucks" campus in the town of Perkasie, and a "Lower Bucks" campus in the town of Bristol. There are also various satellite facilities located throughout the county. The college offers courses via face-to-face classroom-based instruction, eLearning classes offered completely online , and in hybrid modes that combine face-to-face instruction with online learning. The college is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Bucks County Community College's Online Degrees
AA in English
Degree Concentrations
- Writing Emphasis
- Secondary Education Emphasis
- Women's Studies Emphasis
- Required Credits: 61
- Format: Fully online
AA in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 61-62
- Format: Fully online
AA in Fire Science
Degree Concentrations
- Occupational Major
- Required Credits: 61-63
- Format: Fully online
AA in Secondary Education
Degree Concentrations
- History major
- Required Credits: 61-63
- Format: Fully online
AS in Secondary Education
Degree Concentrations
- Mathematics major
- Required Credits: 62
- Format: Fully online
AA in Psychology
Degree Concentrations
- Interpersonal Emphasis
- Required Credits: 60
- Format: Fully online
AA in Management/Marketing
Degree Concentrations
- Occupational Major
- Required Credits: 61-64
- Format: Fully online
AA in Technical Entrepreneurship
- Required Credits: 60-61
- Format: Fully online
Bucks County Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 75% | 31% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Bucks County Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,683 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $3,456 |
| 30K - 48K | $3,333 |
| 48K - 75K | $4,714 |
| 75K - 110K | $8,272 |
| 110K+ | $11,194 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Bucks County Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Bucks County Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $53,416 a year, and 88% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Bucks County Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 10,556 | 10,556 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Bucks County Community College?
Bucks County Community College is located at 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA 18940-4106.
How Safe is Bucks County Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Bucks County Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Bucks County Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Newtown has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.35%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Bucks County Community College Known For?
Bucks County Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Criminal Justice
- Medical
- Sociology
- Computer Science
- Social Work
- Business
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Communications
- History
- Engineering
- Education
Bucks County Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Bucks County Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Bucks County Community College ranks #1190 in the U.S. and #2330 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #1270 in the U.S. and #4363 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #1376 in the U.S. and #4393 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #1393 in the U.S. and #5816 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #1585 in the U.S. and #4098 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #1891 in the U.S. and #6863 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #1948 in the U.S. and #6095 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #1994 in the U.S. and #7433 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #2087 in the U.S. and #5271 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #2304 in the U.S. and #6161 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #2334 in the U.S. and #8598 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #2477 in the U.S. and #8171 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #2810 in the U.S. and #11936 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesBucks County Community College ranks #3054 in the U.S. and #11262 worldwide for influence in Education.
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