WHAV: Northern Essex Police Academy Training Recruits in Active Shooter and Hostile Event Response The Northern Essex Community College Police Academy is now training recruits with Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training, called the FBI’s gold standard for use in active attack and shooter events.

WHAV: National Organization Gives Leadership Award to Northern Essex Community College’s Glenn Lane A. Glenn, president of Northern Essex Community College, was named Wednesday as this year’s recipient of Campus Compact’s Eduardo J. Padrón Award for Presidential Leadership.

President Glenn Receives Eduardo J. Padrón Award for Presidential Leadership February 5, 2025 (Haverhill, MA) – Campus Compact is pleased to announce that Lane A. Glenn, Ph.D., president of Northern Essex Community College (NECC), has been awarded Campus Compact’s Eduardo J. Padrón Award for Presidential Leadership. The award recognizes presidents…

Training the Trainers: NECC Police Academy Instructors Equipped with “Gold Standard” Response Curriculum Content note: this story includes brief descriptions and photos of simulated active shooter events.  It's a situation no one hopes to face: an attacker is targeting or among a group of people. And yet, it's a reality for thousands of…

Alumni Q&A: Meet Sarah Tavitian ’19 Occupation: Small Business Developer, NewVue Communities What initially inspired you to attend NECC? Where were you on your professional/personal journey prior to enrolling? When I graduated from Haverhill High School, I did not…

Grant Award to Create First-of-its-Kind Classroom Support Specialist Program  Haverhill, MA (January 27, 2025) – Northern Essex Community College is the recipient of a new, $170,000 grant from The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation, to create a Classroom Support Specialist Program. The program is designed to “increase college…

Faculty Nationally Recognized with 2025 NISOD Awards Two members of the Northern Essex Community College faculty were recently named recipients of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Awards for Excellence. This national honor recognizes outstanding faculty and staff at the country’s community colleges. [caption id="attachment_28792"…

Board of Trustees December 2024 Update The Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees gathered for its last meeting of the calendar year on December 11 on the Lawrence Campus. The agenda included an update on the college's finances, details of the next steps in exploring…

Fall 2024 Dean’s List Congratulations to the Northern Essex Community College students on the Fall 2024 Dean’s List! To be included, students must attain a grade point average of 3.3 or higher within the term,…

NECC to Receive Expanded State Grant Funding for Early College Program Boston, MA (January 7, 2025) – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that it is awarding $8 million in designated Early College grants to allow high school students to take college classes and earn college credit at no cost to them…