Northampton Community College
Northampton Community College at a Glance
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About Northampton Community College
According to Wikipedia, Northampton Community College is a public community college in Pennsylvania with campuses in Bethlehem in Northampton County and Tannersville in Monroe County. The college, founded in 1967, also has satellite locations in the south side of Bethlehem and Hawley. The college serves more than 34,000 students a year in credit and non-credit programs.
Northampton Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 64% | 19% |
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 Northampton Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,850 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $10,291 |
| 30K - 48K | $10,606 |
| 48K - 75K | $11,050 |
| 75K - 110K | $15,175 |
| 110K+ | $17,939 |
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 Northampton Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Northampton Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,789 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.
Northampton 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 |
|---|---|
| 12,063 | 12,063 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Northampton Community College?
Northampton Community College is located at 3835 Green Pond Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18020-7599.
How Safe is Northampton Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Northampton Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Northampton Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.11% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. 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).
What Is Northampton Community College Known For?
Northampton Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Medical
- Psychology
- Education
- Engineering
- Literature
- Business
- Mathematics
Northampton Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Northampton 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
Northampton Community College ranks #729 in the U.S. and #1367 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #1492 in the U.S. and #3773 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #1507 in the U.S. and #5672 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #1527 in the U.S. and #6293 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #1885 in the U.S. and #6794 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #1963 in the U.S. and #7878 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #1995 in the U.S. and #6902 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #2100 in the U.S. and #5600 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #2293 in the U.S. and #8558 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #2370 in the U.S. and #10568 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #2422 in the U.S. and #7712 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #2455 in the U.S. and #8775 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesNorthampton Community College ranks #3171 in the U.S. and #10661 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
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