Articles by: Ernie Greenslade
NECC is collecting photos, now through January 14, for a photo mosaic that’s being created in celebration of the college’s anniversary.
NECC’s Community Health Worker Certificate Program is first of its kind to receive state approval.
Held on an outside stage on the Haverhill Campus, Northern Essex Community College’s fall theater performance, “Tiny Beautiful Things”, went flawlessly.
NECC Liberal Arts Major Crystal Chandler is featured in a Boston Globe story on women veterans.
NECC Police Academy is First in MA to be Accepted for National Bystander Training Program.
Students can register now for one of the 126 courses offered completely online at Northern Essex Community College for the spring semester, which begins January 19.
NECC Basketball team opens the season with a win against a four-year college!
The team includes two players from Turkey, two from Canada, and a wealth of local talent, including the coach’s son!
The October trustee’s meeting included two educational reports, one on the performing arts “revival” and a second on the new Soar Program, a student support program created with $1.2 million in state funding.
If you’ve visited the NECC website homepage in recent months, you’ve likely been greeted by a friendly robot.
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