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North Shore Community College

North Shore Community College
1 Ferncroft Road
Danvers, MA 01923

Official telephone: (978) 762-4000
Fax number: (978) 762-4015
Website: www.northshore.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,961
Full-time undergraduates: 2,437
Part-time undergraduates: 4,524
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
City or town school is located in: Danvers
Population of city/town: 26,493
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Beverly and Lynn.
Nearest major city: Boston
Distance of nearest major city: 20 miles
Population of nearest major city: 645,966

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 100%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 300
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, birth control, career, academic
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, adaptive equipment, adaptive computer technology.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine
School newspaper(s): Pennon, published monthly
Number of honor societies: 1
Campus-based religious organizations:
Christ on Campus
Minority student organizations:
African and Haitian student groups, Multicultural Society
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Performing arts group, Students Offering Support, Hellenic Club; criminal justice, early childhood education, engineering, gerontology, marketing, nursing, and occupational therapy assistant clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no
Athletic facilities:
gymnasium

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Boston (20 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates are Bridgewater St Coll, Lesley U, U of Massachusetts--Amherst, U of Massachusetts--Boston, U of Massachusetts--Lowell, Merrimack Coll, Northeastern U, and Salem St Coll.

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