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North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts · Public community college

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18%completion rate · Massachusetts avg 60%
$9,000median debt of graduates
$40,373median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$45,391median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | New England Commission of Higher Education (Accredited)
Address: 1 Ferncroft Rd, Danvers, MA 01923 · Phone: 97876240004350 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
North Shore Community… North Shore Community…: 17.8% 17.8% Massachusetts average Massachusetts average: 59.7% 59.7% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Medical assistants$43,280$49,460$58,100
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$61,690$80,220$84,570
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$31,600$37,290$60,340
Radiologic technologists and technicians$75,350$103,620$122,900
Medical records specialists$43,960$60,350$74,700
Surgical technologists$60,350$80,870$98,300
Chefs and head cooks$47,460$69,540$83,050

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 24 $53,489 $49,625 $7,250
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 20 $22,334 $22,912 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 15 $60,418 $59,124 $16,250
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 14 $37,040 $46,087 $11,050
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 14 $37,040 $46,087 $11,050
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 11 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 10 $60,418 $59,124 $16,250
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 8 not reported $36,668 not reported
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate degree 2 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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