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College You Can Count On
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You deserve afuture you’re excited about, and Northampton Community College can help you get there. For over 50 years, NCC has been providing top quality, affordable education accessible to students of all ages and backgrounds. Whether you’re seeking atwo-year degree to land your dream job, specialized training to advance your career, core coursework to transfer to afour-year institution or you’re ahigh school student trying to get ahead start on college credits —we provide the foundation, guidance and support to help you achieve your goals.
Why NCC?
With more than 120 programs to choose from, 100+ transfer agreements with dozens of four-year institutions, and countless certifications to upskill and advance your career —weoffer an extensive range of options when it comes to pursuing your education or enhancing your skillset. We also have partnerships with some of the largest companies in the area, so our students gain real-world, hands-on experience as part of their required coursework. 96% of our recent graduates are either employed or continuing their education.

Savings


NCC is one of the most affordable colleges in the region. Our students can save up to $40,000 while still receiving the high-quality education we are known for. Currently, more than half our students benefitfrom $46 million in financial aid and scholarships, and we’re proud to say that 90% of NCC aid applicants qualify for some form of aid! We also have one of the largest scholarship programs in Pennsylvania and award over 600 annually.

Flexibility
79% of our students work while attending classes,which is why we provide the flexibility needed to maintain balance as you work towards your goals. Whether you prefer to learn online, in-person or through acombination of both, we have avariety of class formats designed to fityour schedule and suit your learning style. We also offer accelerated, part-time and full-time options across all of our formats, and 34 of our degrees and over 250 courses can be completed entirely online.
Support
At NCC, our students areour top priority.A 16:1 studentto-faculty ratio ensures students receive personalized attention every step of the way,and our academic advisors arecommitted to guiding students to success. We offer a wealth of in-person and virtual resources to support our students academically,personally and professionally like tutoring, academic coaching, career counseling, tech support, childcareand so much more.
Dual Enrollment
High School students can jump-start their college career through our Dual Enrollment program. Dual Enrollment allows current Juniors and Seniors to take college courses taught by NCC faculty and staffwhile earning transferable credits towardafuturedegree. In addition to being acost-effective way to get ahead on college coursework, it prepares students for what to expect at the next level and sets them up for success in their futureacademic endeavors. Each semester we have over 600 dual enrollment students, and 50+ high schools arerepresented.
So what areyou waiting for? Get to know us at one of our upcoming events. Visit northampton.edu to learnmore!








Imagine it’sthe beginning of anew semester and your child is starting at anew school for the first time. The usual anxiety that accompanies something new is present, but there’sone difference —asthe student looks around the classroom, all they see aretheir other classmates’ names, no faces. Why? Because they enrolled in cyber school. At cyber schools, the pressurethat often comes with the superficial nature of appearance and first impressions is removed, and of Pennsylvania cyber charter school students have not only witnessed, but in which they have thrived. At Agora Cyber Charter School, students from all walks of life shareacyber classroom and aregiven the opportunity to learninastyle that works for them. students areable to interact and see each other for who they are, what they stand for and what they believe. That is an experience that tens of thousands




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Astatewide, online public charter school, Agora is a premier provider of innovative and unique K-12 cyber education in Pennsylvania. The cyber option provided by Agora is alifesaver for thousands of families across the state and has time and again proven to be the best choice for the specific needs of certain students. No matter astudent’szip code, status or learning level— they’reable to receive ahigh-quality public education. Classes arecomprised of students from every county in Pennsylvania, allowing for cross-state friendships.
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