Bucks County Community College Overview
Located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, Bucks County Community College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.
What Is Bucks County Community College Known For?
- The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Bucks County Community College.
- For the 2019-2020 academic year, 24% of the faculty were full-time.
- Students who graduate from Bucks County Community College with a bachelor's degree make about $44,935 a year. That's 10% more than those who graduate from other schools.
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Bucks County Community College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bucks County Community College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Bucks County Community College has earned from around the web.
| Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Best History Education Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
| #1 | Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for History Education | College Factual |
| #1 | Best History Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
| #1 | Highest Paid Associate Degree History Education Graduates | College Factual |
| #2 | Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
| #220 | Best Business Schools | Business Degree Central |
Where Is Bucks County Community College?
Contact details for Bucks County Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 275 Swamp Rd, Newtown, PA 18940-4106 |
| Phone: | 215-968-8000 |
| Website: | www.bucks.edu/ |
How Do I Get Into Bucks County Community College?
You can apply to Bucks County Community College online at: https://ac.bucks.edu/apps/admiss/application/
Can I Afford Bucks County Community College?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bucks County Community College, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $4,937 a year. That adds up to $19,748 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bucks County Community College is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Bucks County Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,504 full-time undergraduates at Bucks County Community College, 47% are male and 53% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bucks County Community College students is as follows.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
|---|---|
| Asian | 167 |
| Black or African American | 109 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 239 |
| White | 1,818 |
| International Students | 17 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 154 |
Over 21 countries are represented at Bucks County Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, India, and Vietnam.
Online Learning at Bucks County Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bucks County Community College has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 9th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Bucks County Community College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bucks County Community College was 19.4%. This is the #1,084 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bucks County Community College regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Bucks County Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
| Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 5% |
| Business, Management & Marketing | 9% |
| Communication & Journalism | 22% |
| Communication & Media Studies | 29% |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 13% |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 33% |
| Fire Protection | 33% |
| General Social Sciences | 45% |
| Health Professions | 5% |
| Historic Preservation | 50% |
| History | 53% |
| History | 53% |
| Homeland Security | 75% |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 20% |
| Hospitality Management | 50% |
| Marketing | 60% |
| Mathematics | 13% |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 13% |
| Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | 81% |
| Social Sciences | 45% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bucks County Community College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bucks County Community College.
| Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | #28 | |
| Mathematics | #31 | |
| General English Literature | #51 | |
| Mathematics & Statistics | #52 | |
| Information Science | #55 | |
| Fire Protection | #58 | |
| Social Work | #62 | |
| History | #72 | |
| History | #72 | |
| Communication & Media Studies | #88 | |
| Homeland Security | #93 | |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | #95 | |
| English Language & Literature | #131 | |
| Communication & Journalism | #158 | |
| General Psychology | #165 | |
| General Business/Commerce | #181 | |
| Computer Information Systems | #210 | |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | #211 | |
| Public Administration & Social Service | #222 | |
| Social Sciences | #239 | |
| Psychology | #258 | |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | #428 | |
| Computer & Information Sciences | #492 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Bucks County Community College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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