Newtown, Pennsylvania · Public · 2-year · Rural area
Overview
Bucks County Community College is a public two-year institution based in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 6,232 students.
Bucks County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 91 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Psychology, General. It awarded 866 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 21 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
6,232
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
866
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
91
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 91
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
75%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
784
Certificates under 1 year
41
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
41
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
6,232
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,232
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,963
Full-time, 2024-25
23%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
59%
Men
41%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
15%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
21
Programs with a fully online option
49
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
45%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NSCAA
President
Patrick Jones
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization