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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.

WHAV Podcast: MassReconnect Shatters Myths, Helps 39-Year-Old Complete Degree at Northern Essex
July 29, 2024 – 2:47 pm | Comments Off on WHAV Podcast: MassReconnect Shatters Myths, Helps 39-Year-Old Complete Degree at Northern Essex

The new MassReconnect program, which encourages students 25 and up to complete their degrees for free, is credited with increasing community college enrollment. One local student taking part tells WHAV about how going back to …

Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora Addresses Expanding ESOL Services in MA
July 29, 2024 – 12:22 pm | Comments Off on Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora Addresses Expanding ESOL Services in MA
Dr. Noemi Custodia-Lora Addresses Expanding ESOL Services in MA

Boston, MA (July 24, 2024) – A new report from the MassInc Policy Center examines the effects of English proficiency in the state’s Gateway Cities. Northern Essex Community College President Lane Glenn and Vice President …

Student Trustee Focused on “Succeeding Together”
July 22, 2024 – 12:47 pm | Comments Off on Student Trustee Focused on “Succeeding Together”
Student Trustee Focused on “Succeeding Together”

Born and raised in Ghana, 36-year-old Haverhill resident Hikma Tunteiya Mohammed may be a long way from home but says she feels like she is exactly where she is meant to be. The General Studies: …

Eagle-Tribune: NECC Foundation Board welcomes new members
July 17, 2024 – 10:17 am | Comments Off on Eagle-Tribune: NECC Foundation Board welcomes new members

The Northern Essex Community College Foundation Board recently welcomed four new members.

WHAV: Tampa Bay Rays Draft Northern Essex Community College’s Voelker
July 17, 2024 – 9:49 am | Comments Off on WHAV: Tampa Bay Rays Draft Northern Essex Community College’s Voelker

Northern Essex Community College sophomore right hander Jayden Voelker has been drafted in the eighth round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.