Thank you for visiting Xap.com.

If you are seeing this message, you are doing so for one of several reasons:

  1. You are using a text based browser
  2. You are viewing this site on a web-enabled cell phone
  3. You are using an outdated browser which doesn't fully support Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

If you fall into the third category, you'll need to upgrade your browser to view Xap.com the way it was intended to be viewed.

To make your life a little simpler, here are some links to CSS compliant browsers:

Any one of these browsers properly supports the CSS used on this site and will allow you to view this site as intended.

Sunday 11.22.2009

Plan, explore, and apply to college using these great tools.

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: January 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,910
Full-time undergraduates: 2,873
Part-time undergraduates: 4,037
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 26
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 1%
First-year student breakdown:
8.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.3% Asian or Pacific Islander
15.4% Hispanic
64.4% White (non-Hispanic)
0.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
8.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
8.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.0% Asian or Pacific Islander
12.9% Hispanic
69.6% White (non-Hispanic)
0.3% total international (nonresident aliens)
5.6% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
City or town school is located in: Danvers
Population of city/town: 50,000
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: 575,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 100%
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
School newspaper(s): Pennon, published monthly
Number of honor societies: 1
Minority student organizations:
African and Haitian student groups, Multi-Cultural Society
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
drug/alcohol counseling; criminal justice, early childhood education, engineering, gerontology, marketing, nursing, and occupational therapy assistant clubs; performing arts group; Women's Center; Students Offering Support; Hellenic Club

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: no

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Women's softballno 

Athletic facilities:
gymnasium

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Boston (20 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
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, Salem St Coll.