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.
Bucks County Community College was awarded 275 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is fire protection.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Bucks County Community College is ranked #1,822 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Bucks County Community College also holds the #94 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
Bucks County Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Bucks County Community College, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Bucks County Community College is 24%. 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 Bucks County Community College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,988 undergraduates at Bucks County Community College with 2,504 being full-time and 4,484 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,920 | $6,381 | $9,296 | $11,593 | $12,100 |
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 Bucks County 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 Bucks County Community College, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $5,279 a year. That adds up to $21,116 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bucks County Community College is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Bucks County Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA 18940-4106 |
| Phone: | 215-968-8000 |
| Website: | www.bucks.edu/ |
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 2020-2021, 5,011 students took at least one online class at Bucks County Community College. This is a decrease from the 6,701 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,011 | 3,109 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,701 | 5,880 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,256 | 1,296 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,257 | 1,306 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,186 | 1,171 |
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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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