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 242 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is hospitality management.
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Northampton Community College is ranked #1,705 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Northampton Community College held the #1,722 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 109 colleges in Pennsylvania, Northampton Community College is ranked at #89.
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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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Northampton County Area Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 15%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Northampton County Area Community College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,658 | $8,047 | $10,664 | $13,933 | $14,479 |
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 30% of students took out student loans averaging $5,378 a year. That adds up to $21,512 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Northampton Community College is 14.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
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, 4,888 students took at least one online class at Northampton County Area Community College. This is a decrease from the 6,528 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,888 | 2,086 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,528 | 2,613 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,730 | 1,529 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,603 | 1,509 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,438 | 1,444 |
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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