Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Two-year college
- Public
- Suburb
- 7,667 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedGraduates here earned $44,396 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 48 finishedGraduates here earned $31,778 a year after finishingNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 74 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 38 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 34 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $64,730 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $65,411 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $22,531 a year after finishingNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 44 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $40,260 a year after finishingNationally: $33,452
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 50 finishedGraduates here earned $33,930 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $52,448 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 69 finishedGraduates here earned $83,420 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (39)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $44,791
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 20 finishedGraduates here earned $32,082 a year afterNationally: $29,515
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationCertificate · 19 finishedNationally: $33,345
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 28 finishedNationally: $33,380
- BiotechnologyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $44,861
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 37 finishedGraduates here earned $32,316 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 95 finishedGraduates here earned $34,420 a year afterNationally: $40,381
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $30,019
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Construction ManagementAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $58,990
- Data ScienceAssociate degree · 1 finished
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $22,567
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate degree · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $41,820 a year afterNationally: $45,311
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $40,148 a year afterNationally: $37,255
- International/Globalization StudiesAssociate degree · 2 finished
- JournalismAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $28,005
- Legal Professions and Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $43,346
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 121 finishedGraduates here earned $33,171 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Library and Archives AssistingCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $27,704
- MarketingAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $38,094
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $36,701
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 72 finishedGraduates here earned $26,861 a year afterNationally: $30,994
- Public HealthAssociate degree · 42 finishedNationally: $36,417
- PublishingCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $41,704
- PublishingAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $39,278
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 24 finishedNationally: $34,827
- Special Education and TeachingAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $34,283
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $32,424
- Sustainability StudiesCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $45,852
- Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $23,489
- Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,477
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $37,661
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,119per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,425sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,850Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 30%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 19%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $39,3936 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $45,78910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $12,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 23%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 29%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Northampton County Area Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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