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Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Essex Community College

Computer & Information Sciences at Northern Essex Community College

If you are interested in studying computer & information sciences, you may want to check out the program at Northern Essex Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 4,715.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

NECC Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

NECC Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at NECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Northern Essex Community College.

NECC Computer & Information Sciences Associate’s Program

13% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 87% of computer & information sciences associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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NECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in computer & information sciences graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Essex Community College with a associate's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Essex Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 36
Information Technology 12

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Northern Essex Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130
Systems Software Developers 25,540 $117,760
Computer User Support Specialists 19,360 $63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,820 $156,620
Computer Systems Analysts 14,790 $94,510

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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