unitid 214379 · Bethlehem, PA · public 2-year · suburb (large)
Northampton County Area Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 11,811
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
7,667
87th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
40%
undergrads on Pell grants
80th pctl among public 2-years
completion
24%
finish within 150% time
11th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,119
78th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$12,119
after aid, aided students
83rd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,566
after entry, Title IV students
70th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$15,495
94th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,986 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k44%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110k12%
- 110k+9%
- Median family income
- $26,727
- First-generation students
- 48%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,550
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 118 | $36,328 | $15,250 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 79 | $53,143 | $14,125 |
| Psychology, General. | 74 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 62 | $75,103 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 55 | — | $13,796 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 49 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 44 | $47,582 | $17,449 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 35 | — | $23,417 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 33 | — | — |
| Public Health. | 32 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 29 | $30,533 | $15,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 28 | $48,072 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.