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Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing

Billerica, Massachusetts·Public, less-than 2-year·New England·shawsheenpracticalnursing.com
Acceptance
100.0%
6-yr Graduation
80%
Total enrollment
37
peer median 37
Avg net price
$20,676
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
9
9 candidates competed
Admitted
9
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
9
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
80%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

100.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$8,500 debt · $76,747 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2013Next review Dec 2031
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2011
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions

Accredited since 1986Next review Dec 2016

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Nov 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,063
$30–48k$23,476
$48–75k$18,630
$75–110k
$110k+$24,158

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

Avg net price
$20,676
vs peer median $20,676
Federal loans
67.4%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 21 students received $102K in Pell grants, alongside $238K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
21
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$102K
$101,684 total
Direct Loans
$238K
63 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$91K
31 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$142K
31 loan awards
Parent PLUS$5K
1 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.

Of 87 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (11.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
11.4%
+9.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
87
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.5%
2017
20.5%
2018
15.7%
2019
11.4%
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 SVSPN

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
37
12-mo unduplicated
35
Undergraduate
35
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
23%8
Women
77%27

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
54.3%
White
31.4%
Hispanic
11.4%
Asian
2.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 37 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
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
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    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.

    Student-to-faculty
    8.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SVSPN.

    What is the acceptance rate at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing?

    Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing's acceptance rate is 100.0% (9 admitted from 9 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing?

    Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing reports a 6-year graduation rate of 80% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing?

    Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing reports a total enrollment of 37 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing?

    The average net price at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing is $20,676 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing?

    Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing located?

    Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing is located in Billerica, Massachusetts 01821-5499.

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