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Health Professions at Northern Essex Community College

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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

NECC Health Professions Rankings

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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

83% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 83% 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 health professions graduates 8% 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 47
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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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