Northampton County Area Community College
3835 Green Pond Road
Bethlehem, PA 18020
Official telephone: (610) 861-5300
Fax number: (610) 861-8577
Website:
www.northampton.edu
| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in June and July. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions, one of two weeks or five weeks, one of five weeks or seven weeks. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
general studies, early childhood educations, education |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
22:1 |
| Total faculty: |
272 men, 303 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
48 men, 64 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
224 men, 239 women |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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automotive technology |
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Associate's Degrees
- Administrative Information Technology
- Applied Quality/Standards
- Architecture
- Classical Civilizations
- Computer Aided Design
- Computer Maintenance/Service Technology
- Computer-Aided Design Drafting/Tool Design Technology
- Crop Management/Services
- Dental Hygiene
- Drafting/CAD
- Drama/Communications
- Electrical Engineering Technology/Telecommunications Option
- Electronics Technology
- Funeral Service Education
- German/Secondary Education
- Hotel/Restaurant Management
- Industrial Plant Maintenance
- Interior Design
- Interpretation/ASL/English
- Legal Administrative Assistant
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Medical Administrative Assistant
- Metals/Jewelry Design
- Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology
- Nursing/R.N.
- Office Administrative Assistant
- Optoelectronics
- Paralegal
- Radio/Television
- Radiography
- Retailing
- Simulation/Robotics
- Special Education/Paraeducator Training
- Surgical Technology
- Veterinary Technician
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Bachelor's Degrees
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Certificates
- Accounting
- Accounting Assistant
- Applied Quality and Safety/Plastics Manufacturing
- Applied Quality and Standards/Electronics Manufacturing
- Automotive Technology
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Dependency Counseling
- Computer Animation
- Computer Information Technology
- Computer Maintenance/Electronics Technician
- Computer Maintenance/Service Technician
- Culinary Arts
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Direct Service Professional
- E-Commerce
- Early Childhood Education
- Electrical Technology
- Electronics Technology
- Emergency Services Specialist
- EMT
- Indoor Environmental Control Technician
- Interior Design
- Legal Office Specialist
- Library Technical Assistant
- Medical Billing
- Medical Office Specialist
- Medical Transcription
- Multimedia
- Nursing/LPN
- Office Skills Specialist
- Plastics Technology
- Real Estate
- Small Business Management
- Special Education/Paraeducator Training
- Web Site Design
- Welding Technology
- Word Processing Specialist
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- credit for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
- credit for DANTES
- credit for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
- neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate
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