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Boston Globe: How to champion Latinx college students in Massachusetts
July 16, 2024 – 3:13 pm | Comments Off on Boston Globe: How to champion Latinx college students in Massachusetts

The question of how to best serve Hispanic students in higher education is imperative from a business and economic standpoint for the Commonwealth.

Boston Globe: Here’s the nine New England baseball prospects selected on Day 2 of the MLB amateur draft
July 16, 2024 – 3:11 pm | Comments Off on Boston Globe: Here’s the nine New England baseball prospects selected on Day 2 of the MLB amateur draft

The Tampa Bay Rays selected NECC star pitcher Jayden Voelker in the 8th round of the MLB draft. 

MLB.com: Rays pick up pitching help, intriguing catcher on Day 2 of MLB Draft
July 16, 2024 – 3:08 pm | Comments Off on MLB.com: Rays pick up pitching help, intriguing catcher on Day 2 of MLB Draft

The Tampa Bay Rays pick up pitching help, intriguing catcher on Day 2 of MLB Draft including former NECC star Jayden Voelker

Eagle-Tribune: The Big Three: Locals expecting to hear name called at MLB Draft
July 16, 2024 – 3:05 pm | Comments Off on Eagle-Tribune: The Big Three: Locals expecting to hear name called at MLB Draft

Major League Baseball will be holding its annual amateur draft and it’s expected that three local players will be drafted between Andover resident Matt Conte, former Pinkerton Academy star Brady Day and Jayden Voelker, who …

Daily News: Georgetown resident, Port bank president named to NECC board
July 16, 2024 – 3:03 pm | Comments Off on Daily News: Georgetown resident, Port bank president named to NECC board

Georgetown resident Steven Smalley was one of four people recently named to the Northern Essex Community College Foundation board.

Star Pitcher Jayden Voelker Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays
July 16, 2024 – 9:46 am | Comments Off on Star Pitcher Jayden Voelker Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays
Star Pitcher Jayden Voelker Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays

Haverhill, MA (July 15, 2024) – Northern Essex Community College sophomore right-hander Jayden Voelker (Coventry, RI) has been drafted in the 8th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. The Tampa Bay Rays selected …

Four New Members Join NECC Foundation Board
July 11, 2024 – 12:44 pm | Comments Off on Four New Members Join NECC Foundation Board
Four New Members Join NECC Foundation Board

July 11, 2024 (Haverhill, MA) – The Northern Essex Community College Foundation Board is pleased to welcome four new members.
John Burcke of Portsmouth, NH is the President and Chief Lending Officer at Newburyport Bank. He has …

WHAV: Program Drove Over Age 25 Enrollment at Northern Essex, Other Community Colleges Nearly 45%
July 10, 2024 – 9:16 am | Comments Off on WHAV: Program Drove Over Age 25 Enrollment at Northern Essex, Other Community Colleges Nearly 45%

The Healey-Driscoll Administration says MassReconnect drove community college enrollment of those over age 25 up nearly 45% and overall enrollment 8% during its first academic year.

Report Shows MassReconnect Program Drove 45% Enrollment Increase in New Students Aged 25 and Older   
July 9, 2024 – 11:57 am | Comments Off on Report Shows MassReconnect Program Drove 45% Enrollment Increase in New Students Aged 25 and Older   
Report Shows MassReconnect Program Drove 45% Enrollment Increase in New Students Aged 25 and Older   

BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration is highlighting the impact of MassReconnect as the first academic year with this program wraps up, having supported over 4,500 students. Launched in August 2023, Governor Healey’s free community college …

Graduate Plans to Help Teens Map Out Their Futures
July 8, 2024 – 12:55 pm | Comments Off on Graduate Plans to Help Teens Map Out Their Futures
Graduate Plans to Help Teens Map Out Their Futures

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.
“Once …