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Health Professions at Northern Essex Community College

Health Professions at Northern Essex Community College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Northern Essex Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and approximately 4,715 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

NECC Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at NECC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NECC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

NECC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at NECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Northern Essex Community College.

NECC Health Professions Associate’s Program

92% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at NECC are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 41
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Essex Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services 36
Allied Health Professions 25
Nursing 20
Health Sciences & Services 13

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses 80,630 $92,140
Personal Care Aides 76,850 $29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 39,360 $64,560
Nursing Assistants 39,100 $33,630
Software Applications Developers 29,110 $109,130

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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