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NECC Students Help Local Preschoolers “Jumpstart” Their Education
August 27, 2024 – 9:47 am | Comments Off on NECC Students Help Local Preschoolers “Jumpstart” Their Education
NECC Students Help Local Preschoolers “Jumpstart” Their Education

Studies show that access to high-quality learning programs can increase kindergarten readiness – and have long-lasting, positive effects throughout a child’s life. Northern Essex Community College students are helping connect local children to those opportunities …

Art Faculty Member Chosen for Solo Show at the Boston Sculptors Gallery
August 20, 2024 – 11:28 am | Comments Off on Art Faculty Member Chosen for Solo Show at the Boston Sculptors Gallery
Art Faculty Member Chosen for Solo Show at  the Boston Sculptors Gallery

Northern Essex Community College adjunct art professor Dianne Pappas is the featured artist for an upcoming show at the Boston Sculptors Gallery. It’s titled mini monuments and is described by the gallery as “constructed compositions …

CommonWealth Beacon: What higher ed leaders could learn from Project 2025
August 20, 2024 – 10:49 am | Comments Off on CommonWealth Beacon: What higher ed leaders could learn from Project 2025

Lane Glenn, the president of Northern Essex Community College, says Project 2025, the blueprint for a second Donald Trump term, is full of unhinged ideas. But he says there are some truths worth considering.

“Hurricane Diane” Set to Land at Firehouse Center for the Arts
August 19, 2024 – 1:28 pm | Comments Off on “Hurricane Diane” Set to Land at Firehouse Center for the Arts
“Hurricane Diane” Set to Land at Firehouse Center for the Arts

Haverhill, MA (August 19, 2024) – More than a year after it initially touched down, Northern Essex Community College Theater’s production of “Hurricane Diane” is still going strong. The multi-national award-winning show will be performed …

Haverhill Gazette: Free community college has arrived – for some
August 19, 2024 – 11:37 am | Comments Off on Haverhill Gazette: Free community college has arrived – for some

Attending a community college such as Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill and Lawrence is now tuition- and fee-free for Massachusetts residents under the newly-created MassEducate program.

Video: Student Shares How Early College Set Him Up for Success
August 19, 2024 – 10:51 am | Comments Off on Video: Student Shares How Early College Set Him Up for Success
Video: Student Shares How Early College Set Him Up for Success

Roniel Jimenez is about to begin his first full semester of college at Northern Essex Community College. But he’s no stranger to the school. While at Lawrence High School, Jimenez participated in Early College, taking …

Eagle-Tribune: NECC golf tourney needs you!
August 14, 2024 – 10:19 am | Comments Off on Eagle-Tribune: NECC golf tourney needs you!

 The annual NECC Golf Tournament to benefit the 12 athletic programs at the school is being held on Monday, August 26 at Renaissance Golf Club in Haverhill.

Courses Enhance Employee Skills and Community Connections
August 12, 2024 – 2:01 pm | Comments Off on Courses Enhance Employee Skills and Community Connections
Courses Enhance Employee Skills and Community Connections

This past fall, a group of employees from CNA Stores enrolled in a Supervisory Skills course through the Center for Corporate and Community Education (CCCE) at Northern Essex Community College. As the course description states, …

Free Community College is Here
July 29, 2024 – 4:15 pm | Comments Off on Free Community College is Here
Free Community College is Here

Haverhill, MA (July 29, 2024)  – In signing the Massachusetts FY25 State Budget today, Governor Maura Healey made another historic investment in higher education. Community college is now tuition and fee-free for Massachusetts residents who …

Daily News: NECC grad hopes to go from plumber to mentor
July 29, 2024 – 3:03 pm | Comments Off on Daily News: NECC grad hopes to go from plumber to mentor

Like many people, Josh Buffum, 23, of Haverhill, was on a different life trajectory before the pandemic. Although he studied plumbing at Whittier Tech, he found that working in that field wasn’t his true passion.