Northampton County Area Community College
Northampton Community College offers hands-on training for skilled careers through its Workforce Training and Leadership Development programs, focusing on areas like healthcare, manufacturing, business, and trades. The college provides short-term, grant-funded programs in high-demand industrial fields such as Industrial Maintenance, Manufacturing, and Precision Machining, with some programs being free for eligible individuals. Students gain practical experience through methods like online learning, classroom instruction, plant tours, and access to facilities like the FAB Lab for manufacturing training.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Northampton County Area Community College
18 trade programs at Northampton County Area CC, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
83 | $73,236/yr | $19,223 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
80 | $49,105/yr | $19,000 |
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Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
67 | $33,977/yr | $17,500 |
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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
66 | $31,430/yr | $15,250 |
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Business
Business/Commerce, General Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
66 | $28,503/yr | $13,849 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
65 | $54,892/yr | $19,253 |
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Hospitality Management
Hospitality Administration/Management Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
65 | $37,199/yr | — |
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Dental Assisting
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
64 | $50,692/yr | $16,000 |
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Accounting
Accounting and Related Services Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
63 | $32,407/yr | — |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
60 | $33,081/yr | — |
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Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
59 | $28,122/yr | $22,200 |
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Teacher Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
56 | $26,956/yr | $15,047 |
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Funeral Service & Mortuary Science
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Compare nationwide → |
50 | $39,949/yr | — |
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Veterinary Technology
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
49 | $34,335/yr | — |
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Communication & Media
Communication and Media Studies Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
46 | $30,471/yr | $15,500 |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in PA → |
39 | $23,879/yr | $14,250 |
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Design
Design and Applied Arts Compare nationwide → |
39 | $19,022/yr | — |
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Audio & Video Technology
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → |
30 | $20,022/yr | — |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
More Trade Schools in Pennsylvania
Top-scored trade schools elsewhere in Pennsylvania, ranked by average TradeSchoolOutlook Score across their programs.
Apprenticeship Pathways in Pennsylvania
Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Pennsylvania. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Bethlehem
Other cities in Pennsylvania with multiple trade schools, sorted by distance from Bethlehem.
About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 18 trade and vocational programs at Northampton County Area Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.