Northern Essex Community College offers 84 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 major programs - 2 Certificate and 3 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,688 for Massachusetts residents and $11,472 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,252 students out of total 4,339 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 105 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Northern Essex Community College is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthern Essex Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address100 Elliott Street, Haverhill, MA
Online Students1,252 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,192 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,688
Out-of-State$11,472
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Online Degree Programs
Total5 Programs
Certificate2 Programs
Associates3 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northern Essex Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Massachusetts residents, the tuition & fees are $5,688 and $11,472 for non-Massachusetts residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $25 for Massachusetts residents and $266 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$5,280$5,544$5,544$5,688$5,688
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$11,064$11,328$11,328$11,472$11,472
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$220$25$25$25$25
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$461$266$266$266$266

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northern Essex Community College offers 84 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 3 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs23NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3351NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceONLY IN CLASSROOM 25 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 63 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northern Essex Community College, there are 4,339 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,444 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,252 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,192 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,339
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,252
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,192
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,895

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,252 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,117 Massachusetts Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 133 students living in the U.S. States other than Massachusetts, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,252
Massachusetts Resident1,117
Other State In U.S.134
Outside of U.S.1
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,252
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,074
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking178

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