Northampton County Area Community College Computer Science Programs

Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton County Area Community College is a public institution. Bethlehem is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Northampton County Area Community College?

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

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How Do I Get Into Northampton Community College?

You can apply to Northampton Community College online at: https://wd5-student.myworkdaysite.com/northampton/Undergrad_External_Student_Site

Since Northampton County Area Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Northampton County Area Community College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

Northampton County Area Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,843 undergraduate students at Northampton Community College, with 2,929 being full-time and 4,914 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,929 full-time undergraduates at Northampton Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northampton County Area Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	86
Black or African American	352
Hispanic or Latino	735
White	1,450
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	259

Over 56 countries are represented at Northampton Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Malaysia.

Online Learning at Northampton County Area Community College

In 2022-2023, 5,770 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northampton Community College has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Northampton Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Science	20%
Computer Support Specialist	60%
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	56%
General Computer Programming	71%

Northampton County Area Community College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	0	20	20
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	18	18
Computer & IS Security	0	16	16
Web & Multimedia Design	12	2	14
General Computer Programming	2	5	7
Computer Support Specialist	0	5	5
TOTAL	14	66	80

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.