Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA · Public · offers Associate's degrees
—Acceptance rate
$12,119Average net price / year
24%Graduation rate
$41,566Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
$15,495Median debt at graduation
7,667Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,550
- Out-of-state tuition
- $15,270
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,119
- Room & board
- $10,770
- Books & supplies
- $1,800
- Average net price
- $12,119
Net price by family income
- $0–30k
- $8,986
- $30–48k
- $10,102
- $48–75k
- $13,016
- $75–110k
- $15,912
- $110k+
- $17,697
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 24%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Median earnings (6 yrs)
- $36,571
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $41,566
- Median debt (graduates)
- $15,495
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.0%
- Students with Pell grants
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
Programs: what graduates earn
20 of 85 programs have published earnings or debt data. Earnings are median salaries of graduates one year after completing the program (or the latest available year).
Undergraduate certificate
| Program | Graduates | Earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | 19 | $49,105 | $19,000 |
Associate's degree
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,667
- Part-time
- 59%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- White
- 40%
- Hispanic
- 30%
- Black
- 12%
- Asian
- 3%
- International
- 1%
Faculty & school
- Student–faculty ratio
- 19:1
- Avg faculty salary
- $73,926 / year
- Full-time faculty
- 16%
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Website
- www.northampton.edu
- Also known as
- Northampton Community College
Most popular fields
- Communications Technologies – 2% of degrees
- Computer & Information Sciences – 7% of degrees
- Personal & Culinary Services – 5% of degrees
- Education – 8% of degrees
- Family & Consumer Sciences – 4% of degrees
- Liberal Arts & General Studies – 8% of degrees
Frequently asked questions
How much does Northampton County Area Community College cost?
The average net price after grants is $12,119 per year; in-state tuition and fees are $5,550 and the full cost of attendance is $18,119.
How much do Northampton County Area Community College graduates earn?
Students who enrolled earn a median of $41,566 ten years later. See the program table above for salaries by major.
What is the graduation rate?
24% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
Other colleges in Bethlehem
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit · 5,898 students |
$36,931 | 26% | 88% | $105,584 |
| Moravian University Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit · 1,949 students |
$30,670 | 54% | 72% | $61,860 |
| St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit · 329 students |
— | — | — | $80,244 |
| Falcon Institute of Health and Science Bethlehem, PA · Private for-profit · 137 students |
$28,869 | 100% | 67% | — |
| Lehigh Valley Barber School Bethlehem, PA · Private for-profit · 77 students |
$13,694 | — | 86% | — |
| International Institute for Restorative Practices Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.