Public · Community college
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing
Billerica, Massachusetts · Large suburb
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- Transfer rate
- $35,126
- Avg net price
- 80%
- Grad / completion
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- Median earnings
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing is a public certificate-granting institution in Billerica, Massachusetts (large suburb setting), enrolling 37 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Billerica, Massachusetts
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- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 15 miles to Boston, MA
- To the ocean
- 15 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED)
How Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing compares
Higher than 77% · #17 of 52 in Massachusetts
Higher than 95%
Cheaper than 4% · #48 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts
Lower than 89%
Larger than 9%
Percentiles compare Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing 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
- Women2465%
- Men1335%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White30%
- Black46%
- Hispanic24%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 37
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 54%
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Students over 25
- 86%
- Median family income
- $39,817
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $35,126
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 80%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 73%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
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.
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 18°F
- Annual rain
- 50″
- Annual snow
- 63.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Reading, MA US station (5 mi from campus).
What Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing graduates study — and earn
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.