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Allied Health Professions at Northern Essex Community College

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Allied Health Professions at Northern Essex Community College

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Northern Essex Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 4,715.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

NECC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

NECC Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at NECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Northern Essex Community College.

NECC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

72% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at NECC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Essex Community College with a associate's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Essex Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 16
Respiratory Care Therapy 8
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 1

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Northern Essex Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 6,380 $41,570
Physician Assistants 3,720 $108,700
Health Specialties Professors 3,460 $111,230
Surgical Technologists 2,920 $55,440
Health Technologists and Technicians 2,520 $55,950

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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