Enrollment Trends at Northampton County Area CC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,261 where 8,810 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.83 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Northampton County Area CC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northampton County Area Community College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 40.92% and the percentage of black students is 11.32% at Northampton County Area Community College. 2.93% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 28.30% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.51% to 40.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.42% to 2.93%. Black student enrollment decreased from 12.40% to 11.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 19.89% to 28.30%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7374 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5897 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northampton County Area Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

3,131 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 119.72% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northampton County Area Community College from 2015 to 2025.