Articles by: Ernie Greenslade
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NECC program for immigrants receives Boston Foundation’s Deval Patrick Award.
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The Boston Foundation has selected NECC as the recipient of the 5th Annual Deval Patrick Prize for Community Colleges.
Many students arrive at Northern Essex unsure of what they want to major in, and, the college now has a program especially for them.
Offered for the first time in the spring of 2019, The Exploratory …
Dominican American writer Julia Alvarez visits Lawrence.
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Yexis Hechavarria of Lawrence aspires to be a doctor, and the Associate Degree in Biology that she earned from Northern Essex in 2019 is the first step in reaching that goal.
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Congresswoman Lori Trahan was on the Lawrence Campus, visiting with faculty, staff, and students.
Sarath Men earned his certificate at his worksite, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in Andover.
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NECC Staffers Recognized by Opportunity Works for Advocacy.
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