Noncredit classes can lead to academic degrees and certificates

Noncredit courses and training programs offered through NSCC's Adult Learning Center or Division of Professional Education and Corporate Training, can be a stepping stone to higher credentials. These courses can earn students college credits which transfer to a degree that can lead to greater career opportunities and higher earnings.

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Information Technology and Computer Science

You can enroll in these noncredit courses for free and apply earned coursework toward an associate degree or credit certificate.

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Academic Credits Earned:
CPS 100: Information Technology and Its Applications
CPS 124: Web Fluency

Academic Credits Earned:
CPS 100: Information Technology and Its Applications
CPS 124: Web Fluency

Eligible Information Technology and Computer Science Associate Degrees and Certificates

Computer Applications

Computer Information Systems Transfer

Computer Networking

Computer Programming

Cybersecurity and Computer Networking

Database Management and Security


Human Services

North Shore Community College is one of 14 institutions selected nationally to participate in the Association of Community College Trustees’ and Education Strategy Group’s Non-Credit and Credit Alignment Lab (NCAL), a two-year initiative to support community colleges efforts to develop new or improved pathways between noncredit and credit programs. NSCC was the only community college in MA chosen to participate, building on its history of activity and success in this area. 

These noncredit courses can lead to academic degrees and certificates in the college's Human Services pathway.  

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A Community Health Worker ensures the health and well-being of multi-cultural residents in a variety of community-based settings such as homes, schools, clinics, shelters, local businesses, and community centers. NSCC’s Community Health Worker course can build credits towards

Community Health Worker

Recovery Coaches play a vital role in the community; they serve as guides and mentors to individuals with drug and alcohol problems, and empower people on their personal journey by providing many options and 'paths' to recovery.

Recovery Coach

Eligible Human Services Associate Degrees and Certificates

Child/Youth Advocate Certificate

Community Health Worker Certificate

Developmental Disabilities Degree

Developmental Disabilities Direct Support

Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation

Elder Advocate Certificate

Human Services Practitioner Degree

Substance Addiction Counseling Certificate


For More Information

For more information on applying credits earned from prior learning to an associate degree or academic certificate, please contact NSCC's Center for Alternative Studies. 

jmorrill05@northshore.edu

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