Don’t let your hard-earned credits go to waste!
If you want to transfer from your current school or complete a degree that you started elsewhere, bring your credits to NCC. We’ll apply them to the program that’s right for you.
Transferring your credits from any regionally accredited* college or university is easy. After receiving an official transcript, we’ll transfer credits for classes that are equivalent and applicable to your NCC program and have a grade of C or better. We can transfer up to 45 of your credits toward any certificate, diploma or degree program.
If you’ve already earned a bachelor’s degree but are considering changing careers, enhancing your skill set or looking to complement your degree, you won’t have to repeat general education courses when you transfer to NCC.
To learn more about the process, contact Records and Registration today!
Earn College Credits for What You Already Know
Northampton Community College understands that many students come to us with knowledge and expertise already in hand. Whether you have served in the military, taken Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams, have been part of extensive on-the-job-training or apprenticeships, participated in a non-credit program, earned certificates for professional development, taken online classes at a non-regionally accredited school, are fluent in a second or third language, or have spent dedicated years of service in a given career – we value what you have learned and, whenever possible, want to award you college credit for that work.
What does earning college credit for prior learning mean for you?
- Fast-track your degree completion, certificate, or transfer plans.
- If you can demonstrate that you already have the knowledge and learning outcomes covered in a given class, you won’t have to take it and your transcript will reflect college credit for that class.
- You can get a jump start on completing your degree or certificate by only taking those classes that you need.
- Earning college credit for prior learning will save you time and money.
- To learn more about how you can earn college credits, view our Previous Learning Assessment site. Together, you will work to identify potential areas where you may be able to turn your previous experiences into college credit.
Check out the information below to see how your scores from AP and CLEP Exams can be applied towards your NCC degree or how an existing bachelor's degree or non-credit certification can translate into credits at NCC.
*Credits from non-regionally accredited schools will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
International Transcripts
International transcripts must be evaluated on a course-by-course by a NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) approved evaluation agency including:
For more information concerning an evaluation service provider, please contact the NCC Admissions Office.
