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Former name | Northampton County Area Community College |
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Motto | Where are YOU going? |
Type | Community college |
Established | 1967 |
Endowment | $57.0 million (2019)[1] |
President | David A. Ruth |
Academic staff | 118 Full-time & 910 Part-time[2] |
Administrative staff | 1,300 |
Students | 8,951 (all undergraduate)[2] |
Location | , U.S. 40°40′21″N 75°19′24″W / 40.6725°N 75.3234°W |
Colors | White and blue (school) Orange and black (sports) |
Sporting affiliations | NJCAA |
Mascot | Sam Spartan |
Website | www |
Northampton Community College is a public community college in Pennsylvania with campuses in Bethlehem in Northampton County and Tannersville in Monroe County.[citation needed] The college, founded in 1967, also has satellite locations in the south side of Bethlehem and Hawley.[3] The college serves more than 34,000 students a year in credit and non-credit programs.[citation needed]
Northampton grants associate degrees, certificates and diplomas in more than 100 fields including arts and humanities, business and technology, education and allied health.[citation needed] It is one of the largest employers in the Lehigh Valley and a major educator of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, emergency responders, radiologic technologists, dental hygienists, veterinary technologists, funeral service directors, chefs and early childhood educators for the region.[4][non-primary source needed]
The college is also one of the largest providers of workforce training, adult literacy programs, and non-credit classes in a four-county region[4] and the only community college in Pennsylvania to offer on-campus housing.[citation needed]