North Shore Community College Business Programs

North Shore Community College is a public institution located in Danvers, Massachusetts. The suburban atmosphere of Danvers makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

North Shore Community College Rankings

We have ranked North Shore Community College as #50 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 out of 55 schools in Massachusetts.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

North Shore Community College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#9	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at North Shore Community College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards North Shore Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#16	Best Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Schools	College Factual
#29	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Course Advisor
#34	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#77	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#82	Best Value Colleges for Marketing	College Factual
#93	Best Value Colleges for Accounting	College Factual

Where Is North Shore Community College?

Contact details for North Shore Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Ferncroft Rd, Danvers, MA 01923-0840
Phone:	978-762-4000
Website:	www.northshore.edu

How Do I Get Into North Shore Community College?

You can apply to North Shore Community College online at: https://www.northshore.edu/admissions/apply/index.html

As long as you submit the requested materials to North Shore Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford North Shore Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At North Shore Community College, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $3,839 a year. That adds up to $15,356 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at North Shore Community College is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

North Shore Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,783 undergraduate students at North Shore Community College, with 1,659 being full-time and 3,124 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,659 full-time undergraduates at North Shore Community College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of North Shore Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	64
Black or African American	117
Hispanic or Latino	467
White	868
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	135

Over 18 countries are represented at North Shore Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Italy, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at North Shore Community College

In 2019-2020, 3,038 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at North Shore Community College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of North Shore Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at North Shore Community College was 36.4%. This is the #693 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at North Shore Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

North Shore Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	4	17	0	21
Other Marketing	0	0	5	5
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	3	0	3
General Business Administration and Management	0	2	0	2
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	0	2	0	2
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	0	1	0	1
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	25	5	34

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.