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North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts·Public, 2-year·New England·northshore.edu
6-yr Graduation
18%
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Total enrollment
5,743
peer median 4,738
Avg net price
$9,000
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
18%
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

0.6pp gap
Pell recipients
18%38 of 208
Non-Pell (all)
17%42 of 242
Subsidized loan, no Pell
16%3 of 19
No Federal Aid
17%39 of 223

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 60 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
9
15.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing9 · 15.0%
  • No Data51 · 85.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
6
No data
51

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+8.1%
$42,652 vs $39,449
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+19.3%
$47,080 vs $39,449
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+21.1%
$47,778 vs $39,449
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+35.9%
$53,596 vs $39,449
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+43.0%
$56,407 vs $39,449
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+43.5%
$56,623 vs $39,449
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+115.1%
$84,861 vs $39,449
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+118.9%
$86,344 vs $39,449

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$16,000 debt · $56,623 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
21%
$8,875 debt · $42,652 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$17,500 debt · $86,344 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$8,750 debt · $47,778 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
16%
$8,924 debt · $56,407 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
15%
$8,260 debt · $53,596 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$11,519 debt · $84,861 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$6,500 debt · $67,812 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Commission of Higher Education

Accredited since 1969Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 11

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Jul 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,622
$30–48k$7,550
$48–75k$8,987
$75–110k$9,966
$110k+$13,158

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,000
vs Community College median $9,000
Federal loans
10.4%
In-state tuition
$5,352
Out-of-state
$10,920

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,977 students received $11.6M in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,977
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.6M
$11,622,949 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
589 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
395 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$968K
188 loan awards
Parent PLUS$103K
6 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 978 borrowers who entered repayment, 30 (3.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
978
Defaulted
30
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.4%
2017
12.5%
2018
10.4%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at North Shore Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs69
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

563 total completions
01Health Professions
18432.7%
02Liberal Arts
17130.4%
03Security/Protective
6812.1%
04Family/Consumer Sci
396.9%
05Agriculture
305.3%
06Computer Sciences
223.9%
07Personal/Culinary
152.7%
08Engineering
122.1%
09Business
112.0%
10Education
112.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
5,743
12-mo unduplicated
8,696
Undergraduate
8,696
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%3,128
Women
64%5,568

Race / ethnicity composition

White
40.5%
Hispanic
36.3%
Black
10.5%
Two or more
5.2%
Asian
4.0%
Unknown
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 4,833 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.911 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    5
    Stalking
    5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    111

    North Shore Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions North Shore Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectNorth Shore Community College
    		18%—5,743$9,000Community College
    Northern Essex Community College
    		——4,721$6,046Community College
    Quinsigamond Community College
    		——7,811$9,090Community College
    Berkshire Community College
    		——1,694$9,921Community College
    University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
    		——1,489——
    Central Maine Community College
    		——4,754$6,975Community College
    Peer group median18%—4,738$9,000

    Institutions like North Shore Community College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in North Shore Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    North Shore Community College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Planning, Research and Resources
    Email
    jforsstr [at] northshore.edu
    Phone
    978-762-4000
    Address
    1 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923

    The Office of Planning, Research and Resources is responsible for managing and tracking progress on strategic and annual tactical plans, developing and writing state, federal and private grant applications, executing development and fundraising initiatives including the management of the College’s Foundation Scholarship Program. Additionally, the Office fulfills official state and federal reporting requirements and provides regular data updates to the college community via Tableau and Zogotech.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    6 members
    • Jan Forsstrom
    • Kathy Faulkner
      Director of External Reporting
    • Jainab Khanam
      Business Intelligence Architect
    • Gary Miller
      Assistant Director
    • Frank D'Agostino
      Director, Grants Development and Management
    • Nicole Marcotte
      Director of Development

    Frequently asked questions about North Shore Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about North Shore Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at North Shore Community College?

    North Shore Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 18% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend North Shore Community College?

    North Shore Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,743 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at North Shore Community College?

    The average net price at North Shore Community College is $9,000 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is North Shore Community College located?

    North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts 01923-0840.

    Who runs Institutional Research at North Shore Community College?

    North Shore Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Planning, Research and Resources.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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