NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Jan. 8, 2016--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services has assigned its 'BBB+' rating on Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Pa.'s $31.3 million series 2016 college general revenue bonds, issued for Moravian College. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'BBB+' rating on the authority's series 2012 and 2013 bonds issued for the college and its 'BBB+' issuer credit rating on Moravian. The outlook is stable. "We assessed Moravian's enterprise profile as strong, with recent improvement in enrollment," said Standard&Poor's credit Laura Kuffler-Macdonald. We assessed Moravian's financial profile as adequate, with improving operating margins after incurring operating deficits and available resources in line with 'BBB' peers. Combined, we believe these credit factors lead
