We’re here for you … The Alumni Office serves as the primary resource and support center for the Alumni Association. All graduates of NSCC are members of the Alumni Association and can participate in any number of ways: join the Alumni Executive Board; apply for Alumni Scholarships; serve on Admissions, Recruitment, Advisory Boards, Career Panels; shop at the Bookstores; utilize the Career Placement Office, Student Support Centers, & Learning Resource Center/Library; obtain Insurance Discounts; or become a Mentor! If interested, contact the Alumni Office for details at 978-762-4000 ext. 5483/5482.
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The NSCC Alumni News will be available in PDF form from the NSCC website after the first of the year at www.northshore.edu/alumni. Click on the Alumni News link for the latest communications. Over the next year, we hope to revise and update the Alumni web page with the latest communications, contact info, and career services link for job opportunities.
• Fully-equipped Learning Resource Center with library and media areas; • A full-service, 150-seatcapacity cafeteria that can also be used for large gatherings; • Student Life office with meeting and performance space; • Pennon newspaper office;
Overview • 7.3% graduated in August 2003, 19.8% graduated in January 2004, and 72.8% graduated in May 2004.
• 18% of the 2004 graduating class were members of a minority group– up 2% from 2003.
Please contact Cathy Anderson, Alumni/College Relations Director at 978-762-4000 x5483 or canderso@northshore.edu for more information.
Medical Assisting. In addition to much-needed classroom space, the $24.2 million facility offers:
North Shore Community College’s graduating Class of 2004 consisted of 711 students in 73 degree and certificate programs, reflecting a significant increase in the number of degrees conferred by the College. Here are some more interesting facts about your classmates:
Demographic facts • 68.1% of graduates were female and 31.9% were male.
The Alumni Office is also compiling an E-Mail Distribution List. If you are interested in receiving timely communications, please contact the Alumni Office with your current email address. An Alumni ListServe will be generated through our office for future communications.
Danvers Main at Ferncroft Campus Students, Faculty, and Staff are celebrating NSCC’s first year in the Danvers Main Building. Located at 1 Fernroft Road, off Route 1 South, the three-story, 106,000 square-foot building is linked by a covered walkway to NSCC’s Health Professions and Science Building, a 70,000 square-foot building housing high-demand programs such as Nurse Education, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Biotechnology, Fire Science, Respiratory Care, Radiologic Technology, and
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• Student support services offices; • Student conference room and meeting areas • Common areas; • 27 new classrooms; • 1,100 parking spaces; • Program-specific labs; • Administrative offices and faculty/staff conference rooms; • First and second-floor easyaccess entrance areas. Contact the Alumni Office if you would like a tour of the facility.
• Black and Hispanic females comprise almost half of minority student graduates, while Black and Hispanic males represented 30% of minority graduates. Programmatic facts • 71.9% of graduates completed an Associate Degree. • 28.1% of graduates completed a Certificate program. • Nearly a third of all Career Program graduates were con-
centrated in Human Services, while more than one-quarter were in Health Programs. • 16.4% were Business/ Office program graduates and 7.9% completed Agricultural/ Food/ Animal/ Environmental programs. • Over 50% of Transfer program grads completed the College’s Liberal Arts Program, while more than one-third of grads completed the Business Transfer option. • On average, 2004 grads required 6.59 semesters (not including summer sessions) to complete their program of study, compared to 6.67 semesters for the Class of 2003. • Almost 30% of graduates attended summer sessions along with the traditional Fall/Spring semesters in order to complete their degree.
On the average, 93.7% of NSCC’s Career Program graduates obtain jobs, 80% in fields directly related to their program of study.
NSCC Mission Statement North Shore Community College is a source of hope and opportunity and a regional leader for social and economic change. Blending tradition and innovation, liberal arts and career preparation, intellectual development and cultural and personal growth, we foster a diverse and caring community of learners where all are welcome and each is challenged. We offer lifelong education responsive to changing community needs, a global economy, evolving technology and the shifting roles faced by individuals and institutions. Our greatest contribution to the commonwealth is the success and achievement of our students.
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In May 2003, NSCC adopted a Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2004–2008. A result of this collaborative process that included input from faculty, staff, students, alumni, community organizations, and business leaders was a new mission statement for NSCC:
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