Catholic School CompassTrue north for Catholic families.
North Shore Community College: North Shore Community College, Lynn MA
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

College · Catholic life on campus

North Shore Community College

  • LocationDanvers, MA
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 4,833 students
Official website

North Shore Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 1.4 miles away.

Know the official campus ministry or Mass schedule page? Send us the link.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of North Shore Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miSt. Richard's Church: 1.4 mi1North Shore Community College (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. St. Richard's Church — 1.4 mi · 90 Forest Street, Danvers

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

My rating and notes

Sign in or create a free account to rate this school privately, keep notes, and save it to your list.

Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingSuburb
Students per faculty member16 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
4,833
Total students4,833
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$9,000
Cost of attendance (per year)$15,896
Median federal debt at graduation$9,000
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
18%
First-year retention61%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$45,391
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants32%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Archdiocese of Boston

The Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, Archbishop of Boston

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county using NCES Catholic school records. Confirm with the diocese.

About this school’s data

Questions families ask

Is North Shore Community College a Catholic college?
No. North Shore Community College is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.

Ask the school

Something you want to know that isn’t on this page? Ask it here. We send it to the school, and their answer appears on this page. Your name is never shared.

Sign in to ask a question

Reviews

Personal experiences from signed-in readers. Reviews are moderated automatically and never change a school’s grades.

No reviews yet.

Sign in to write a review.

Colleges like this one

Close in size, cost after aid, selectivity and faith life.

More in Massachusetts · Massachusetts rankings

0 school selectedCompare

What would it cost your family?

Pick your family’s yearly income. Each college then shows what families like yours paid on average after grants and scholarships (federal data).

Reach, Target or Likely?

Enter an SAT or ACT to sort every college in this search.