Northampton Community College has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Top Online Colleges 2023. The college was ranked 54th out of 200 highly rated colleges and universities across the United States.

The list highlights the nation’s top colleges with online degrees based on a survey of more than 9,000 online learners and independent research conducted by Statistica Inc. NCC was the only Lehigh Valley college to earn a spot on the list and was the highest ranked Pennsylvania community college included.

“It’s exciting to have our online education programs recognized nationally especially as we continue to grow this modality as an important part of our future,” said David A. Ruth, president of NCC. “What’s especially rewarding is that the rankings are based on feedback from our online students who highly rated their education and online learning experience with NCC.”

Institutions were rated based on organization and accessibility, support and service, cost of program, perceived organizational reputation, expected success, and practical relevance of contents. The participants were also asked to what extent they would recommend it to others.

More than half of NCC’s 8,400 students enroll in online classes. The college offers 34 fully online degree programs and more than 250 online classes. The national rankings were published by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.