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Early Childhood Education at Northampton County Area Community College

If you plan to study Early Childhood Education, consider the program at Northampton County Area Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northampton County Area Community College sits in Bethlehem, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 33 early childhood education graduations were recorded at Northampton County Area Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Northampton County Area Community College

Online coursework is an option at Northampton County Area Community College. Of 8,810 students, 3,131 (36%) studied exclusively online and 3,433 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Early Childhood Education Rankings at Northampton County Area Community College

Use these rankings to compare Northampton County Area Community College’s Early Childhood Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#5 of 46
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#20 of 38
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#24 of 108
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#41 of 70
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#224 of 505
Best Value	Nationwide	#261 of 743

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Early Childhood Education graduates at Northampton County Area Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Early Childhood Education graduates at Northampton County Area Community College are 94% women (31) and 6% men (2).

Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program at Northampton County Area Community College

Of the 32 associate’s early childhood education graduates at Northampton County Area Community College, 94% were women (30) and 6% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Northampton County Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	25
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 22% of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Northampton County Area Community College, lower than the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Early Childhood Education Graduates

Graduates of the Early Childhood Education program at Northampton County Area Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Early Childhood Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,352
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,366
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.