New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) has earned the No. 5 spot (out of 30) in the Guide to Healthcare School’s 2012 Top Healthcare School Rankings. SR Education Group, a leading education portal based in Kirkland, Wash., produced the survey.

More than 200 accredited schools were evaluated using a number of standardized school metrics from the U.S. Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which serves as the primary governmental entity for gathering and presenting education statistics to the public. Metrics used to determine the rankings included whether the school was for-profit or non-profit, cost of tuition, student reviews, whether or not the school was regionally accredited (only regionally accredited schools were included in the rankings), loan repayment rates and average rate of student retention. To see the full list of rankings, visit Guide to Healthcare School's 2012 Top Healthcare Schools Rankings.

New England Tech offers many programs in the Allied Health Field. Students may earn an Associate in Science degree in Nursing (R.N.), Surgical Technology, Clinical Medical Assistant Technology, Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology, Physical Therapist Assistant Technology, and Health Information Management Technology, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management. NEIT now offers the state’s first online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN) program designed for registered nurses with an associate degree or diploma in nursing. In addition, the college offers a Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy.

For information on the more than 35 associate, bachelor and master degree programs available at New England Tech, contact the Admissions office at 1-800-736-7744 or 401-739-5000, ext. 3357. You may also visit the college’s website at www.neit.edu.