Northampton Community College
ACEN AccreditedNorthampton Community College at a glance
- Northampton Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 94.92% on 59 candidates (2025) — up 3.6 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 90.2% over 377 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
94.92%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 59 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
90.2%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 95%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Northampton Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 90.2% over 377 candidates.
Northampton Community College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 94.92% — from a cohort of 59 first-time candidates — is 7.4 points above the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.92% | 59 |
| 2024 | 100% | 71 |
| 2023 | 92.19% | 64 |
| 2022 | 78.43% | 102 |
| 2021 | 91.36% | 81 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Northampton Community College.
Nursing Programs at Northampton Community College(2)
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Admissions at Northampton Community College
- •Admission (“acceptance”) rates for the nursing programs (RN or LPN) are not published or stated on Northampton Community College’s official website or materials.
- •For the LPN program (for applicants with high school or ≤12 college credits):
- •Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
- •High school Biology with lab (or NCC BIOS 115) with a grade of C or better; Algebra I or NCC MATH 022 with a grade of C or better.
- •“Basic” level on the ATI TEAS exam, taken within the last two years.
- •Admission is competitive and meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance; applicants not admitted are placed into the Health Sciences program to take general education courses.
- •For the RN (Associate in Applied Science) program:
- •Minimum GPA of 3.00.
- •Completion of high school chemistry and biology (with labs) with grades of B or better (or NCC equivalents CHEM 135 and BIOS 115 with B).
- •Two years of high school algebra (grades of C) or NCC equivalents (MATH 022 and 026 or MATH 028 with grades of C).
- •TEAS® results submitted before the application deadline.
- •Admission is selective; meeting all minimums does not guarantee admission.
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Northampton Community College
- •Course formats at NCC include In‑Person, Online, Blended, Hybrid, Flex, Semester, Accel (7‑week), and Mid‑Start (10‑week) options. Flex courses are offered in several programs, including Nursing.
- •“Flexible” nursing (and dental hygiene, etc.) courses are designated as Flex format—but specific details of asynchronous vs synchronous delivery in these Flex nursing courses are not described; it refers users to the specific program page.
- •NCC’s Associate Degree Nursing (RN) program offers an evening/weekend schedule option at the Bethlehem campus, with admission to that alternative cohort every spring of even‑numbered years—next admitted cohort in spring 2024.
- •General education courses required in the nursing curriculum are offered in traditional (on‑campus) and online formats, available during both day and evening hours.
- •On‑campus nursing program components (class, lab, simulation) occur during the day (typically 6:30 am to 5:00 pm), but clinical experiences for the evening/weekend cohort are scheduled on weekends (6:30 am–5:00 pm), with the college reserving the right to assign some clinicals during weekdays if needed.
- •NCC accepts transfer credits from regionally accredited insti
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission is selective; meeting all minimums does not guarantee admission.
The program offers an evening/weekend schedule option at the Bethlehem campus.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Admission is competitive and meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
Course formats include In‑Person, Online, Blended, Hybrid, Flex, Semester, Accel (7‑week), and Mid‑Start (10‑week) options.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.