Bucks County Community College is a public community college located in Newtown, PA. It offers 109 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 25 programs).

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Bucks County Community College is $9,966 for Pennsylvania residents and $13,926 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Pennsylvania public community colleges' average ($14,412).

The school has 6,232 students, which is higher than Pennsylvania community collleges' average (1,113). In addition, 1,983 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (13 to 1) of Pennsylvania community colleges.


2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Bucks County Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Pennsylvania community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Bucks County CC
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$9,966$13,926
Books & Supplies$1,700
Off-Campus Living Costs$12,100
Average Financial Aid$4,606
Cost of Attendance$23,766$27,726
After Financial Aid$19,160$23,120
Bucks County CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Pennsylvania ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Bucks County Community College$9,966$13,926
Public Community Colleges in Pennsylvania$10,808$14,412
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Bucks County Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs916NOT OFFERED
Total Programs3673NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Brewing ScienceNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
American/United States Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 28 completers
NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific ApplicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications2 completers
5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 23 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry ChefNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 42 completers
NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/Paralegal13 completers
6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
General Studies 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Historic Preservation and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural SciencesNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Chemical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Science Technologies/Technicians (other) NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 60 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 34 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fire Services Administration3 completers
3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fire/Arson Investigation and Prevention NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management1 completers
1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cabinetmaking and Millwork2 completers
1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
DanceNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Commercial PhotographyNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder8 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant6 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 19 completers
NOT OFFERED
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/PhlebotomistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Occupational Therapy StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Holistic HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 64 completers
NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 149 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping5 completers
3 completers
NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)1 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event PlanningNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Digital MarketingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
HistoryNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 6,232 students at Bucks County Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,591 male students and 3,507 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total6,0982,1153,983
Male Students2,5919911,600
Female Students3,5071,1242,383

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 6,232 total students, 3,799 students enrolled through distance learning (1,983 students enrolled exclusively and 1,816 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,232
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,983
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,816
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,433

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Bucks County Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA
Phone215-968-8000
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$9,966
Out-of-State$13,926
Student Population »6,232 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »32%
Transfer-out Rate22%
Retention Rate75% (Full-time)
52% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,606
Students to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)