Trade School Scoreboard

North Shore Community College

Public in Danvers, MA. 15 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering culinary, medical billing & coding, medical assistant, imaging & surgical tech and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Fire ProtectionAssociate degree29$90,849$11,000$125
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree38$78,327$15,588$177
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate24$63,061$14,025$159
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree28$54,302$22,000$250
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree53$44,784$11,000$125
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate20$21,165––
Veterinary/Animal Health TechnologyAssociate degree6not reported––
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate0not reported––
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree2not reported––
Drafting/Design Engineering TechnologyCertificate5not reported––
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree0not reported––
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate13not reported––
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate8not reported––
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate1not reported––

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (certificate): graduates earned $21,165 one year out, 8% below the national median for cosmetology certificate programs ($23,061).
  • Fire Protection (associate degree): graduates earned $90,849 one year out, 59% above the national median for fire science associate degree programs ($56,994).
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services (associate degree): graduates earned $44,784 one year out, 22% above the national median for medical billing & coding associate degree programs ($36,566).
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (associate degree): graduates earned $54,302 one year out, 29% above the national median for medical assistant associate degree programs ($42,087).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.