Northampton County Area Community College

Architecture

Architects and architectural technicians shape the built environment, creating homes, offices, schools and much more. Do you have a passion for creating on paper and with computers? A career in architecture or architecture-related fields could be a satisfying and rewarding profession. An associate's degree in Architecture from Northampton provides an affordable foundation for a traditional five-year degree program leading to a career as a licensed architect.

Biological Science

Are you interested in pursuing a bachelor's degree in Biological Science? Are your career goals in the areas of medicine or scientific research? Northampton's Biological Science program is an affordable way to start. With a curriculum that parallels the first two years of most four-year programs, NCC can save you thousands of dollars on your undergraduate degree.

Chemistry

If you are interested in pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemistry or a career in the areas of medicine or scientific research, Northampton's Chemistry program is an affordable way to start. With a curriculum that parallels the first two years of most four-year programs, NCC can save you thousands of dollars on your undergraduate degree. By working closely with an advisor, you can choose the right electives, and stay on track with the requirements of the transfer college of your choice.

Child Development Associate

The CDA is the nationally recognized credential awarded by the Council for Professional Recognition and provides entry into the early childhood profession. Students may choose from Infant/Toddler, Pre-K, or Family Child Care. Upon satisfactory completion of a CDA Specialized Diploma students receive the 120+ clocks hours and portfolio requirements necessary to apply to the Council for your assessment and receive 9 credits toward an Early Childhood Associate Degree.

Communication Design: New Media Option

Communication design is a dynamic and growing profession in the media marketplace. Development in new Internet technology and capabilities, as well as the proliferation of PDAs, require people with interactive design skills and knowledge to create content for these new communication networks.

Communication Design: Print/Web Option

Communication Studies

Advertising, politics, journalism, public relations - a career in any of these diverse fields can be exciting and fulfilling. And it can start with a degree in Communications Studies from Northampton. Northampton's Communications Studies program offers courses that are commonly taken during the first two years of a bachelor's degree in the field. Working closely with your advisor, you can plan a schedule that will prepare you for entry to a four-year college.

Counseling Psychology

To meet the need for graduates capable of functioning independently in behavioral health, health care, education, or human service environments, the Counseling Psychology program offers an education focused on understanding human development, psychological disorders, including developmental psychopathology and neurodevelopmental disorders, and responding appropriately to individuals' needs in these settings.

Creative Writing

This Creative Writing Specialized Diploma is a 20 credit program designed for students interested in becoming professional creative writers. Students who complete this program will produce an author portfolio that will allow them to begin seeking publication, and/or begin applying to four-year writing programs. Students will have opportunities to interact with visiting writers, attend readings and workshops, organize readings and workshops, and present their work to the NCC community.

Criminal Justice

Northampton Community Colleges (NCC) Criminal Justice program offers you a wealth of opportunities. Whether you want to enter the workforce after two years of study, transfer to a four-year program, or enhance your education as a professional already employed in this field, NCC's program is for you. All courses are taught by experts in the field.

Early Childhood Education: Infant to Grade 4

Teaching young children is rewarding and inspiring! Our highly qualified faculty prepares students to be effective teachers of children aged infant to nine years. Graduates may transfer seamlessly to four-year institutions or immediately enter the early care and education profession.

Early Childhood Education: Infant to Grade 4

The Early Childhood Certificate program qualifies you to be an Assistant Teacher or Assistant Group Supervisor (per PA DHS guidelines). Learning content and experiences enhance your ability to support all children and families through an understanding of child development, observation and assessment, teaching skills and strategies, content and curriculum development, and advocacy and professionalism.

Emergency Medical Technician

Emergency Services Administration

Whether an emergency is the result of a natural disaster or man-made, governments, schools, hospitals and industry need to be able to respond effectively. Emergency Services administrators are the managers who are charged with meeting this important challenge by providing fire, police, emergency medical services and more. Northampton's associate's degree is open to all qualified applicants.

Emergency Services Specialist

The demand for well-trained people in the emergency services field is ongoing and the employment outlook is very good. NCC's Emergency Services Specialist diploma program was created to respond to the workforce needs of our region and is unique in Northampton County. The program provides an opportunity for anyone wanting to enter or advance quickly in this challenging career field.

Emergency Services Technology

In the emergency services professions, masterful skills and attention to detail are essential elements that lead to successful outcomes. NCC's Emergency Services Technology program provides the education and training you will need to safely and effectively perform the difficult and dangerous duties of saving lives and property. The increasing demand for emergency responders is being driven by the escalating needs of the various communities being served.

Environmental Science

As an Environmental Science student, you will experience a broad and dynamic field that unites a number of disciplines so you can understand the biologic, hydrologic, geologic, and atmospheric components of the Earth and the role of human beings on the Earth. In addition, an information explosion has occurred in Environmental Science that will provide you with opportunities in many facets of the field.

Fine Art

Northampton's Fine Art Program is a transfer degree meant to parallel the first two years of a bachelor's degree. The program provides students with a thorough introduction to the basic areas of study in the visual arts. We help you develop a strong set of foundation skills for future artistic growth. Upon successful completion of our program, you will have a clear understanding of the core technical, conceptual and aesthetic issues involved in creating successful works of art.

General Education

General Education courses are at the core of all two and four-year degree programs. Northampton's General Education Specialized Diploma recognizes and validates the value of the knowledge and skills students acquire in these courses. Upon completion, you will be prepared to re-enter the workforce as a stronger candidate, continue your two-year degree at Northampton, or transfer to a four- year institution to complete a bachelor's degree.

General Studies

If you're ready for college, but you are still exploring career choices, an associate's degree in General Studies can be a good way to start your education. Northampton's General Studies major allows you to explore a variety of fields and to discover what subjects suit you best. We'll provide you with a well-rounded selection of studies in social, cultural, behavioral, scientific and computer-related subjects.

Global Studies

To meet the need for graduates who are able to function effectively in an interconnected society, the Global Studies program offers a liberal arts education, focused on international relations, area studies, and/or the environment, with a choice of cultural experiences and languages.

Global Studies: Environmental Studies Concentration

To meet the need for graduates who are able to function effectively in an interconnected society, the Global Studies program offers a liberal arts education, focused on international relations, area studies, and/or the environment, with a choice of cultural experiences and languages.

Global Studies: Food Studies Concentration

Global Studies: Political Science Concentration

To meet the need for graduates who are able to function effectively in an interconnected society, the Global Studies program offers a liberal arts education, focused on international relations, area studies, and/or the environment, with a choice of cultural experiences and languages.

Healthcare Office Administrator

Northampton's Healthcare Office Administrator degree program is designed to prepare you for a wide variety of opportunities in a modern healthcare setting.

Healthcare Office Administrator

Northampton's Healthcare Office Administrator certificate program is designed to prepare you to enter a modern healthcare setting in a short time frame. The program offers career-specific coursework for a student wishing to complete their studies within three full-time semesters. Each program provides course offerings that prepare you to work as a team player in a specialized healthcare environment. Your studies will include state-of-the-art office equipment and computer software.

Healthcare Office Administrator

Northampton's Healthcare Office Administrator, SD program is designed to prepare you to enter a modern healthcare setting in a short time frame. The program offers career-specific coursework for a student wishing to complete their studies within three part-time semesters. The program provides course offerings that prepare you to work as a team player in a specialized office environment. Your studies will include state-of-the-art office equipment and computer software.

Health Sciences

This program is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the healthcare system and career options, as well as, provide a solid foundation of knowledge, abilities and skills for health education or community health worker. Students will learn how to use an evidence based approach to public health education and health awareness to improve the community health overall as this degree can foster a healthcare job.

Individualized Transfer Studies

Even if Northampton's extensive selection of degree programs doesn't include your intended major, you can still begin your studies here by creating an Individualized Transfer Studies program. By working with your advisor, you can carefully select courses at NCC that are required by the four-year institution to which you plan to transfer. Doing so will give you an affordable head start on your baccalaureate degree with an associate's degree from Northampton.

Innovation and Design Thinking

This interdisciplinary Specialized Diploma is for students from all majors who want to change their thinking about innovation as a catalyst for creating social and economic change through an entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial mindset. These mindsets encourage students to challenge the status quo, think outside the box, and find new and innovative solutions. These skills and abilities are valuable in any career as they allow for the development of new products, services, and processes.

Interior Design

Interior Design

Do you think in color and pattern? Are you sensitive to how people's surroundings can affect their mood, productivity, even their likelihood to make purchases in stores? Interior Design might be for you. Interior Design is the application of the visual principles of color, form, and space to the planning of interior environments. It is the exacting science and vibrant art that creates the places in which we all live and work.

Interior Design: Kitchen and Bath Design

This program offers students a focused learning experience in the design of kitchens and bathrooms. The program is shorter than the broader Interior Design specialized diploma. It provides an excellent opportunity for the part-time student who wishes to advance quickly in an exciting area of the field. If you decide to continue your education after earning the diploma, you can apply all of your courses toward the longer specialized diploma or to our AAS degree in Interior Design.

Journalism, Media and Professional Writing: Journalism

Northampton's Journalism, Media & Professional Writing Program provides the foundation for a career in the dynamic, digital world of the news media and professional communications in the 21st century. The major prepares students to transfer into a four-year degree program. The program emphasizes practical skills in reporting and writing for print and the web for students with no experience and provides those with some experience an opportunity to enhance their skills.

Journalism, Media & Professional Writing: Business Writing

Northampton's Journalism, Media & Professional Writing Program provides the foundation for a career in the dynamic, digital world of the news media and professional communications in the 21st century. The major prepares students to transfer into a four-year degree program. The program emphasizes practical skills in reporting and writing for print and the web for students with no experience and provides those with some experience an opportunity to enhance their skills.

Leadership for Early Childhood Program Directors

Program Prerequisite: 15 credits in Early Childhood/Child Development course work or department approval. This program provides training for current and future directors and owners of early childcare centers and programs. Coursework covers leadership, organization, administration and business management. Program meets Pennsylvania Director's Credential requirement.

Liberal Arts

The Liberal Arts program offers students planning to complete a bachelor's degree a strong foundation in both general education and a selected field of concentration. The curriculum has been designed to meet the requirements for the first two years of BA programs at many of the schools to which Northampton students commonly transfer. Northampton has also negotiated a number of Liberal Arts transfer agreements, including dual admissions agreements, with many regional colleges and universities.

Liberal Arts: English

The Liberal Arts program offers students planning to complete a bachelor's degree a strong foundation in both general education and a selected field of concentration. The curriculum has been designed to meet the requirements for the first two years of BA programs at many of the schools to which Northampton students commonly transfer. Northampton has also negotiated a number of Liberal Arts transfer agreements, including dual admissions agreements, with many regional colleges and universities.

Liberal Arts: History

The Liberal Arts program offers students planning to complete a bachelor's degree a strong foundation in both general education and a selected field of concentration. The curriculum has been designed to meet the requirements for the first two years of BA programs at many of the schools to which Northampton students commonly transfer. Northampton has also negotiated a number of Liberal Arts transfer agreements, including dual admissions agreements, with many regional colleges and universities.

Liberal Arts: Philosophy

The Liberal Arts program offers students planning to complete a bachelor's degree a strong foundation in both general education and a selected field of concentration. The curriculum has been designed to meet the requirements for the first two years of BA programs at many of the schools to which Northampton students commonly transfer. Northampton has also negotiated a number of Liberal Arts transfer agreements, including dual admissions agreements, with many regional colleges and universities.

Liberal Arts: Sociology

The Liberal Arts program offers students planning to complete a bachelor's degree a strong foundation in both general education and a selected field of concentration. The curriculum has been designed to meet the requirements for the first two years of BA programs at many of the schools to which Northampton students commonly transfer. Northampton has also negotiated a number of Liberal Arts transfer agreements, including dual admissions agreements, with many regional colleges and universities.

Liberal Arts: Women's and Gender Studies

The Liberal Arts program offers students planning to complete a bachelor's degree a strong foundation in both general education and a selected field of concentration. The curriculum has been designed to meet the requirements for the first two years of BA programs at many of the schools to which Northampton students commonly transfer. Northampton has also negotiated a number of Liberal Arts transfer agreements, including dual admissions agreements, with many regional colleges and universities.

Library Technical Assistant

Today's libraries aren't simply repositories of books and journals, they are technologically-advanced media centers, managing large amounts of information in digital, print and multimedia formats. Library patrons need help navigating this new world, and libraries need trained staff who are able to organize diverse forms of information.

Media Production

Northampton's Media Production program is a highly creative course of study that allows you to explore your potential in communicating ideas through the use of electronic and digital media.

Middle Level Education: Grades 4-8

The need for dedicated, caring, and highly skilled teachers in our nation's schools is greater than ever before. Northampton is committed to providing an excellent foundation for students preparing to major in middle level education when they transfer to a four-year college or university. The College offers the first two years of the baccalaureate degree program.

Multimedia

Multimedia content creation involves the creation of audio, video, digital photography, graphics and animation for social media and web based application. Northampton's specialized diploma in Multimedia is a nine-credit course of study designed for those with previous experience in media, computers or marketing who wish to broaden and update their skills by becoming proficient in multimedia production and social media content creation.

Occupational Safety and Health

Creating a safe workplace is the responsibility of all employers. For small to medium sized organizations, this responsibility may fall to employees with little or no formal health and safety training. For that reason, Northampton has developed the Occupational Safety & Health Specialized Diploma.

Occupational Safety and Health

Establishing a safe workplace should be a priority for all employers. Mitigating workplace hazards and environmental exposures not only prevents worker illness and injuries but also ensures regulatory compliance.

Pre-Funeral Service Degree

Are you interested in: • Helping Others? • The Human Biological Sciences? • Community Involvement? • A business environment? Have you considered a career in Funeral Service? The funeral service professional: • Provides support to the bereaved during initial stages of grief. • Arranges and directs funeral ceremonies. • Performs the transfer of the deceased from the place of death. • Prepares the body according to the wishes of the survivors and requirements of the law.

Proficiency in English as a Second Language

The Proficiency in English as a Second Language Specialized Diploma is intended to provide students who speak a native language other than English the necessary language competency to succeed in typical college and career settings. It enhances students employability and bolsters their career opportunities by providing students the requisite English skills to succeed in an increasingly English-dominant world.

Psychology

Human behavior is complex. Psychology studies this complexity. Students may begin their path to a Bachelor's degree in Psychology by majoring in Psychology at NCC. Foundational courses in communication, statistics, science, social science, and the humanities will be complemented with major courses in psychology. We offer courses including Abnormal, Cognitive, and Developmental Psychology, and the Psychology of Sex and Gender.

Public Health

The CDC cites unhealthy lifestyle as the primary contributor to the six leading causes of death in the U.S., which collectively account for over 70% of all deaths and 75% of the nation's healthcare costs. This data illustrates a measurable lack of public health infrastructure. Projections indicate that the U.S. will need an additional 250,000 public health workers by 2020 to meet these rising demands.

School-Age Child Care

Credits earned (9) will apply towards an AAS degree in Early Childhood Education: Infant to Grade 4. This program provides training for teachers and school-age providers in school-age childcare centers and before/after school programs.

Secondary Education

The Secondary Education major is designed for students who intend to teach Math, Science, English, a foreign language, history, social studies, or social science, at the high school level. The College offers the first two years of the baccalaureate degree program. Completion of the Associate in Arts Degree with a major in Secondary Education allows for a smooth transition to a four-year institution.

Social Work

Do you care about people, the world around us and enjoy helping others? Are you interested in making a difference in individual lives and the local and global community? If you are looking for a career with meaning that focuses on social justice, equality, personal well-being and creating change, social work is an excellent choice. Social work requires strong skills in communication, problem solving, observation, and critical thinking.

Special Education

The Special Education, Specialized Diploma of NCC prepares students with special education content knowledge and skills that uniquely qualify them for the paraeducator workforce. As a paraeducator, (i.e., teaching assistant), students are prepared to work under the supervision of a certified teacher in educational classrooms, and in particular, children receiving special education services.

Special Education

Special Education is an important and exciting career for persons interested in the education of young children and students with disabilities. Northampton Community Colleges Special Education Program prepares students to meet the competencies and qualifications established by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) and related state laws and standards.

Theatre

The curriculum is designed to parallel the courses and experiences found in the first two years of a B.A. Theatre degree while providing the students opportunities to explore the various concentrations available in theatre arts.