Articles by: Angela Tournas
![NECC Introduces New Health Care Opportunity](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2011/07/lady-stethescope-ihealth.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
This fall, Northern Essex Community College will expand its health care offerings with the launch of iHealth@NECC, an innovative public/private partnership, designed to prepare adults for careers in health care.
“iHealth@NECC is a new way of …
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If you are interested in earning a certificate or associate degree in a health care field, but have work or family responsibilities, Northern Essex Community College is introducing a new program especially for you this …
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![Mother of Three Finds New Career at NECC](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2011/07/Shannon-Sheltra.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Shannon Sheltra lived a life that many would call charmed until her partner and the father of her children died unexpectedly six years ago.
Left alone with three young children to support, she struggled to hold …
After holding down a string of jobs and enrolling in college several times without earning a degree, Jacqueline Marte decided to get serious about her education and career and came to Northern Essex to do …
![Dance Teacher Becomes the Student](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2011/07/Tracy-DiJulia.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
After years of teaching dance to students 3 to 23, Tracy DiJulia needed artistic inspiration. She found it at Northern Essex.
The Merrimack, N.H. resident who had been home schooled through middle school and high school, …
![Marine Reservist Earns EMT Certificate and Job as Firefighter](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2011/07/Kristopher-Jenkins.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Kristofer Jenkins had no interest in college when he graduated in 2005 from North Andover High School. So he enlisted in the Marine Reserves, completed boot camp, and with nearly two years until his deployment, …
![Math Center Helps Local Man Conquer Math and Succeed](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2011/07/Scott-Hume1.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Many people make life-changing decisions after facing a mid-life crisis but for Scott Hume it was a “quarter-life crisis” that prompted him to give up his full-time job and re-enroll in college.
At the age of …
![Transferability Makes NECC Right Choice for Methuen Grad](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2011/07/CristinaNapoli.jpg&w=80&h=80&zc=1&q=100)
Cost, convenience, and most of all, transferability, were all considerations for Cristina Napoli when she was exploring her college options. Happily, she found all three at Northern Essex.
“Finances played a big part in my enrolling …
![Support Services Help Lawrence High Grad Succeed](https://www.necc.mass.edu/newsroom/wp-content/themes/arthemia-premium/scripts/timthumb.php?src=//2011/07/Abraham-Batista.jpg)
Abraham Batista elected to attend Northern Essex Community College after graduating from Lawrence High School in 2007 for two reasons.
First, he wanted to save money on his college education. And second, he was looking to …