Northern Essex Community College Trade Programs

Located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Northern Essex Community College is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Haverhill 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.

Where Is Northern Essex Community College?

Contact details for NECC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Elliott Street, Haverhill, MA 01830-2399
Phone:	978-556-3000
Website:	www.necc.mass.edu

Can I Afford NECC?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time NECC students paid $25 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $266 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$600	$6,384
Fees	$5,088	$5,088
Books and Supplies	$1,400	$1,400

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NECC, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $3,600 a year. That adds up to $14,400 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NECC is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northern Essex Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,770 undergraduate students at NECC, with 1,337 being full-time and 3,433 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,337 full-time undergraduates at NECC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern Essex Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	33
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	583
White	591
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Over 13 countries are represented at NECC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Kenya, and Turkey.

Online Learning at Northern Essex Community College

In 2020-2021, 4,537 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NECC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of NECC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northern Essex Community College was 133.4%. This is the #285 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at NECC 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%.

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.