Northern Essex Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Northern Essex Community College is a community college that offers enrollment to more than 15,000 full-time and part-time students every year. Online and non-credit courses are also offered by NECC. The college has two campuses in:

• Haverhill
• Lawrence

NECC has several student clubs and organizations, including the student senate, performing arts club, academic and special interest clubs and the women’s networks groups, among others.

The award-winning literary arts magazine of NECC, Parnassus, features fiction, poetry, art, creative nonfiction and photography work from NECC students.

Sports teams of NECC are known as the Knights, and participate in baseball, basketball, cross country, volleyball and track & field.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, and photography and commercial art.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Northern Essex Community College:

Click a column header to sort.

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,020 in 2009-2010 (4,323 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 59% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (116 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (38 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (4 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (70 awarded)

• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (37 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
• Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Electromechanical Instrumentation/Maintenance Techs
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Social Work

HOSPITALITY (9 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (21 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (192 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

MEDIA (12 awarded)

• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Health and Medical Administrative Services

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (128 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (114 awarded)

• Critical Care Nursing
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (27 awarded)

• Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (23 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (77 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling