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North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

North Shore Community College is a public two-year institution in Danvers, Massachusetts. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,743 students. It is part of Massachusetts Community Colleges.

North Shore Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 69 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 720 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,743
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
720
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
69
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 69

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 19
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 6
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Engineering 1
Education 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Science Technologies 1
Engineering Technologies 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Construction Trades 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
45%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
593
Certificates under 1 year
70
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
57

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,743
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,743
Full-time, fall 2024
24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,696
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
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
64%
Men
36%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
35%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
21%
Students taking some online courses
59%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Massachusetts Community Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
President
William Heineman
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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