Academic Life at Northern Essex Community College

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Northern Essex Community College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Northern Essex Community College:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Northern Essex Community College is about average at 18 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. At Northern Essex Community College, 45% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Northern Essex Community College can choose from 32 majors with reported graduates spanning 16 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Northern Essex Community College are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Northern Essex Community College.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Northern Essex Community College, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Northern Essex Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,543 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Northern Essex Community College retains and graduates its students — 61% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Northern Essex Community College.

Continue Your Research on Northern Essex Community College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Northern Essex Community College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Northern Essex Community College — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Northern Essex Community College — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Northern Essex Community College — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Northern Essex Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means