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Northampton County Area Community College

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

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2006-07 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Cindy King,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 610 861-5510
610 861-4565 (fax)
FAFSA number: 007191

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,390 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on per credit hour, out-of-state tuition based on $213 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, no tuition for state residents
Additional required fees: $780
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,285
Combined room and board expenses: $6,114

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 31yesN/A
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 31yesN/A

Date award notification begins: June 1
Applied for financial aid:
60% of full-time undergraduates
60% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
80% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
95% of full-time undergraduates
95% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
65% of full-time undergraduates
65% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
52% of full-time undergraduates
52% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
16% of full-time undergraduates
16% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
26% of full-time undergraduates
26% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
80% for full-time undergraduates
80% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,358 for full-time undergraduates
$1,179 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$1,100 for full-time undergraduates
$550 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,275 for full-time undergraduates
$1,600 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,275 for full-time undergraduates
$1,100 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
12% of full-time undergraduates
7% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$1,400 for full-time undergraduates
$1,100 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 8%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $500 - $7,500
Undergraduate loan package range: $500 - $8,500
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 40%
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $200 - $8,610
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $200 - $8,610