Public · Community college

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts · Large suburb

17%
Transfer rate: $9,000
Avg net price: 18%
Grad / completion: $45,391
Median earnings

North Shore Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Danvers, Massachusetts (large suburb setting), enrolling 4,393 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 4,393 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Danvers, Massachusetts

Danvers is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the Danvers River near the northeastern coast of Massachusetts. In the historic period, the Massachusett, a tribe of the Algonquian language family, dominated the area. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 17 miles to Boston, MA
To the ocean: 6 miles
Nearest airport: 16 miles to Boston Logan (BOS) · major hub

How North Shore Community College compares

Graduation rate18%

Higher than 3% · #48 of 52 in Massachusetts

First-year retention61%

Higher than 25%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,391

Higher than 84% · #16 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$9,000

Cheaper than 75% · #15 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$9,000

Lower than 66%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment4,393

Larger than 90%

Percentiles compare North Shore Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women2,71162%
Men1,68238%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White40%
Black11%
Hispanic36%
Asian4.0%
Other or multiracial8.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 4,393
Student–faculty ratio: 16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 32%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 37%
Median family income: $24,338
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $79,398
Endowment: $13,842,722

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $5,352
Out-of-state tuition: $10,920
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,600
Total cost of attendance: $15,896
Average net price: $9,000

Outcomes

Graduated: 18%
First-year retention: 61%
Transferred to another college: 17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $40,373
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $45,391
Median debt at graduation: $9,000
Students with federal loans: 10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 48%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

18%

Low-income (Pell)

23%

First-generation

25%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$8,622

$30–48k

$7,550

$48–75k

$8,987

$75–110k

$9,966

$110k+

$13,158

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

12%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$764

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 12% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $764. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 445 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $45,391
Typical debt at graduation: $9,000
Debt vs. one year's pay: 20%
Out-earn a HS grad: 51%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$41,083

Men

$50,902

Men out-earn women by $9,819 (24%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 81°F
Winter low: 16°F
Annual rain: 48.1″
Annual snow: 47.8″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Middleton, MA US station (2.6 mi from campus).

What North Shore Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

190 grads$33k 1 yr$49k 5 yr$9k debt

190$33,353$48,997$9,000 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

53 grads$34k 1 yr$46k 5 yr$10k debt

53$33,638$46,319$10,224 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

53 grads$73k 1 yr$79k 5 yr$20k debt

53$72,803$78,800$19,663 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

38 grads$63k 1 yr$74k 5 yr$19k debt

38$62,934$73,965$18,833 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

37 grads$35k 1 yr$40k 5 yr$10k debt

37$34,978$40,058$9,622 Fire ProtectionAssoc.

29 grads$91k 1 yr— 5 yr$10k debt

29$90,948—$10,192 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

29 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

29———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

28 grads$45k 1 yr$53k 5 yr$27k debt

28$44,926$52,741$27,000 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssoc.

25 grads$32k 1 yr$55k 5 yr$10k debt

25$32,379$55,146$9,656 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

24 grads$55k 1 yr$71k 5 yr$13k debt

24$55,336$70,986$13,119 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

20 grads— 1 yr$27k 5 yr— debt

20—$27,347—Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAssoc.

18 grads— 1 yr$36k 5 yr— debt

18—$36,042—

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.