Articles by: Melissa Bouse
Northern Essex Community College’s Percy Receives National Foundation Scholarship
Northern Essex Community College Business Transfer student Pascale Percy is one of 60 high-achieving community college students nationally to receive a Jack …
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One of the greats in Lawrence High baseball history, 2018 grad Jairo Vasquez has found new life on the mound at age 23 for Northern Essex Community College.
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Ember Spera, the student speaker, gave an impassioned speech with their hands, while a friend spoke.
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Northern Essex Community College journalism student Daniela Valdivia-Terres will be the only student from Massachusetts, and one of just two from New England, heading to The Hague University of Applied …
Smart Manufacturing Resiliency Summit Next Month Sets Stage for Future Haverhill Tech Hub
Smart Manufacturing Resiliency Summit Next Month Sets Stage for Future Haverhill Tech Hub
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More than 150 community partners, supporters, and state and local lawmakers gathered at Northern Essex Community College for the inaugural NECC Impact Awards Breakfast on May 3, 2023.
Over 700 students are now part of the Northern Essex Community College alumni family. Four hundred of those students, along with their families and friends, gathered under the tent on …
Haverhill, MA (May 10, 2023) – Northern Essex Community College Business Transfer student Pascale Percy is one of 60 high-achieving community college students selected to receive the Jack Kent Cooke …
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (May 8, 2023)– The award-winning Northern Essex Community College student newspaper, the NECC Observer, received even more accolades this past weekend.
Former Editor-in-Chief Jose Rodriguez won second …
Northern Essex Community College journalism student Daniela Valdivia-Terres has always had a love of traveling and adventure. But she says she never imagined when she started community college where it …
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Northern Essex Student Honored as ’25-26 Newman Civic Fellow
Haverhill, MA (September 10, 2025) — Recent Northern Essex Community College Outstanding Graduating Student Awardee caitlin little has a new honor to add to her impressive resume. Campus Compact has chosen her as a 2025/2026 Newman Civic Fellow. Thirty-eight students… Faculty & Staff »
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Haverhill, MA (August 4, 2025) — Over the summer, 18 Northern Essex Community College faculty members have been working to expand student access to free, relevant textbooks and course materials. Those materials are known as Open Educational Resources (OER), and… Campus & Community »
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Haverhill, MA (September 3, 2025) — The first Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees meeting of the new academic year took place on the Haverhill Campus in early September. Topics included updates on campus building and improvement projects, a… Programs »
Two Additional Programs Offered in Innovative CBE Model
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (August 12, 2025) — Northern Essex Community College continues to be a leader in academic innovation with the addition of two more programs offered entirely in the Competency-Based Education model. CBE is an approach that focuses… Events »
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2025
Lawrence and Haverhill, MA (September 15, 2025) — Today marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM). Northern Essex Community College has a series of events and activities planned to celebrate the rich cultures of students, faculty, staff, and surrounding… 
