Northampton County Area Community College offers 102 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 3 major programs - 3 Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $10,980 for Pennsylvania residents and $14,730 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,968 students out of total 8,484 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 53 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Northampton County Area Community College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthampton County Area Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address3835 Green Pond Rd, Bethlehem, PA
Online Students2,968 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,802 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$10,980
Out-of-State$14,730
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Online Degree Programs
Total3 Programs
Certificate3 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northampton County Area Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Pennsylvania residents, the tuition & fees are $10,980 and $14,730 for non-Pennsylvania residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $250 for Pennsylvania residents and $375 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$9,780$10,080$10,350$10,650$10,980
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$14,460$14,880$15,270$14,820$14,730
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$326$224$232$240$250
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$482$336$348$360$375

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northampton County Area Community College offers 102 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs3NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3963NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Care and Support Services Management14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Library and Archives Assisting20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northampton County Area Community College, there are 8,484 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,770 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,968 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,802 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,484
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,968
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,802
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,714

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,968 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,814 Pennsylvania Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 67 students living in the U.S. States other than Pennsylvania, and 87 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,968
Pennsylvania Resident2,814
Other State In U.S.67
Outside of U.S.87
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,968
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,557
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking411

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