NECC - Community College Profile

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Northern Essex Community College (NECC) is $5,688 for Massachusetts residents and $11,472 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($10,962) of public community colleges in Massachusetts.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Northern Essex Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Massachusetts community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Massachusetts Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$5,688	$11,472
Books & Supplies	$1,400
Off-Campus Living Costs	$16,027
Average Financial Aid	$4,377
Cost of Attendance	$23,115	$28,899
After Financial Aid	$18,738	$24,522
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,200

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Massachusetts Residents	Out-of-State Students
Northern Essex Community College	$5,688	$11,472
Public Community Colleges in Massachusetts	$5,703	$10,962
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Northern Essex Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	10	51	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communications Technologies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	41 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology Project Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	69 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	23 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Commercial and Advertising Art	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Dental Assisting/Assistant	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	65 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 4,339 students at Northern Essex Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,643 male students and 3,127 female students are attending the school. The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	4,770	1,337	3,433
Male Students	1,643	602	1,041
Female Students	3,127	735	2,392

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Northern Essex Community College, there are 4,339 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,444 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,252 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,192 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	4,339
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,252
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,192
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,895

School Profile and Academic Overview

Northern Essex Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Haverhill, Massachusetts. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,688 for Massachusetts residents and $11,472 for other students on average. It offers 84 degree programs through 10 Certificate, 51 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 3 programs (3 Associate's programs). The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $37,200.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	100 Elliott Street, Haverhill, MA
Phone	978-556-3000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$5,688 Out-of-State$11,472
Student Population »	4,339 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	18%
Transfer-out Rate	15%
Retention Rate	54% (Full-time) 40% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,377
Students to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,200

Northern Essex Community College

A Community College in Haverhill, Massachusetts

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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