Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Also known as Northampton Community College · Website
$41,566
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,566
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northampton County Area Community College is a public 2-year college in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with 7,667 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,119 a year (tuition and fees $5,550 in-state, $15,270 out-of-state). 24% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $41,566 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,495 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,119
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,550
Out-of-state $15,270
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
24%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,495
About $164 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,566
Rank 2,432 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,119
- Tuition in-state
- $5,550
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,270
- Cost of attendance
- $18,119
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 28%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,986
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,102
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,016
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,912
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,697
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,990 in 2015-16 to $5,550 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 7,667
- Part-time students
- 59%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 24%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 85
- Endowment
- $88.7M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,432 of 5,094 US colleges and 179 of 270 in Pennsylvania (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | PA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,119 | $19,970 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,550 | $19,182 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 24% | 66% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 78% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,495 | $17,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,571 | $42,275 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,566 | $49,700 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 42% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 60% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
85 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 118 | $14,250 | $23,879 | $40,129 | $44,125 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 79 | $13,849 | $28,503 | $54,661 | $49,927 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 74 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 62 | $19,223 | $73,236 | $78,854 | $80,813 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 55 | $15,047 | $26,956 | $41,092 | $37,656 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 44 | $15,250 | $31,430 | $48,886 | $46,706 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | $19,253 | $54,892 | $72,836 | $65,389 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Public HealthAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,759 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | Withheld | $19,022 | $41,282 | $38,127 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | $32,407 | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | $16,000 | $50,692 | $67,259 | $61,982 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,283 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | $17,500 | $33,977 | $50,143 | $48,733 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,726 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | $12,000 | Withheld | $47,519 | $44,758 |
| Social WorkAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | $19,500 | Withheld | $41,245 | $39,409 |
| Library and Archives AssistingOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | $20,022 | Withheld | $35,660 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | $22,200 | $28,122 | $41,577 | $37,073 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 19 | $19,000 | $49,105 | $58,587 | $56,073 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | $39,949 | $68,311 | $52,962 |
| Legal Support ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,669 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bethlehem and Pennsylvania on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Pennsylvania
Questions and answers
How much does Northampton County Area Community College cost?
$12,119 a year is the average net price at Northampton County Area Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,550 for in-state students and $15,270 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,119. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,986 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northampton County Area Community College?
Northampton County Area Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Northampton County Area Community College graduates earn?
$41,566 a year is the median pay of former Northampton County Area Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,571 after 6 years). That ranks 2,432 of 5,094 US colleges and 179 of 270 in Pennsylvania. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $73,236.
How much student debt do Northampton County Area Community College graduates have?
$15,495 is the median federal student loan debt of Northampton County Area Community College graduates, about $164 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 28% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northampton County Area Community College?
24% of first-time, full-time students at Northampton County Area Community College finish within 3 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Northampton County Area Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (118 associate's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (79 associate's graduates), Psychology, General (74 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 85 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.