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Private for-profit · Community college

Spa Tech Institute-North Andover

North Andover, Massachusetts · Large suburb

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Transfer rate
$38,758
Avg net price
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Grad / completion
$27,803
Median earnings

Spa Tech Institute-North Andover is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in North Andover, Massachusetts (large suburb setting), enrolling 118 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 118 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About North Andover, Massachusetts

North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the time of European arrival, Massachusett and Naumkeag people inhabited the area south of the Merrimack River and Pennacooks inhabited the area to the north. The Massachusett referred to the area that would later become North Andover as Cochichawick. Barker's Farm, which started in 1643, is the oldest continually operated business in Massachusetts and among the oldest in the United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
24 miles to Boston, MA
To the ocean
16 miles
Nearest airport
18 miles to Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED)

How Spa Tech Institute-North Andover compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$27,803

Higher than 26% · #30 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$38,758

Cheaper than 2% · #51 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment118

Larger than 32%

Percentiles compare Spa Tech Institute-North Andover 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

118undergrads
  • Women10892%
  • Men108%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White47%
  • Black6.8%
  • Hispanic41%
  • Asian2.5%
  • Other or multiracial2.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
118
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
47%
Median family income
$26,200

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
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Total cost of attendance
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Average net price
$38,758

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
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First-year retention
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Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,126
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$27,803
Median debt at graduation
$6,333
Students with federal loans
46%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
53%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
71%

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
$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.

< $30k
$35,876
$30–48k
$37,108
$48–75k
$38,343
$75–110k
$40,252
$110k+
$40,806

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?

Spa Tech Institute-North Andover funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years)
$27,803
Typical debt at graduation
$6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay
23%
Out-earn a HS grad
34%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 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.

Campus climate

Summer high
83°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
40.9″
Annual snow
57.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.04.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lawrence Muni AP, MA US station (0.8 mi from campus).

What Spa Tech Institute-North Andover graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
86 grads$21k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$7k debt
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
33 grads$22k 1 yr$25k 5 yr$8k debt

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.