Bucks County Community College
- The mission of Bucks County Community College is to provide to the County’s diverse population of learners accessible, affordable, convenient, and comprehensive educational, training, and cultural opportunities that will equip them to be competent and effective in their work and as citizens of the world.
School Highlights
Bucks County Community College serves 7,761 students (37% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is same as the state community college average of 23:1.
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the state average of 44%.
Top Placements
Bucks County Community College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Pennsylvania for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 340 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Bucks County Community College | (PA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Private not-for-profit |
| Total Faculty | 340 staff | 36 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Bucks County Community College was founded in 1964 in response to a need for a public two-year collegiate institution to serve graduates of the County's high schools and other citizens of Bucks County who would benefit from an experience in higher education. Bucks County Community College provides a unique perspective in higher education by offering a wide range of academic programs, services and facilities right in your neighborhood. Online learning, modular courses, a campus in Upper Bucks and a thriving Lower Bucks Center, in addition to our campus in Newtown, offer convenience and flexibility. Day and evening credit and non-credit courses are offered at our three main sites; evening credit courses are offered in Bensalem, Doylestown, Fairless Hills and Warminster. Nearly 90 programs of study are available at our main campus in Newtown, including two-year associate degrees and shorter-term certificates, plus continuing education and business and industry training. Facilities include library, computer labs, science labs, teleconference center, art studios and workshops, TV studios, auditorium, Wellness Center, indoor pool and gymnasium. Most graduates of the College's transfer programs have attended Pennsylvania's four-year colleges or other State-related institutions. Other g raduates of the College have gone on to pursue their studies at more than 300 other four-year institutions in forty-five states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Germany, France, Great Britain, and Sweden. College offers programs in Fine Arts, Business Studies, Health, Physical Education & Nursing, Language & Literature, Mathematics, Computer & Information Science, Science & Technology and Social & Behavioral Science.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Bucks County Community College is Lincoln Technical Institute-Northeast Philadelphia (8.8 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 310 students | 8.80 Mi2180 Hornig Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19116
(215) 969-0869 8.80310 - Orleans Technical CollegePrivate not-for-profit284 students | 10.40 Mi2770 Red Lion Road
Philadelphia, PA 19114
(215) 728-4700 10.40284 - Pennco Tech-BristolPrivate for-profit368 students | 10.50 Mi3815 Otter St
Bristol, PA 19007
(215) 785-0111 10.50368 - Manor CollegePrivate not-for-profit747 students | 12.60 Mi700 Fox Chase Rd
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 885-2360 12.60747 - Lincoln Technical Institute-PhiladelphiaPrivate for-profit318 students | 13.00 Mi9191 Torresdale Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19136
(215) 335-0800 13.00318
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