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Our Top Ten NECC News Stories for 2021
There were close to 44,000 visits to the NECC Newsroom in 2021, and hundreds of stories posted. While COVID was a theme in much of the most well-read content, more than half of the top stories were unrelated, including our…
NECC Wins 2021 Patrick Prize for Community Colleges for the Lawrence Partnership
Left to right: Jessy Melo, Jessy’s Clean Meals; George Ramirez, Lawrence Partnership; Theresa Parks, MassDevelopment; Lane Glenn, NECC; Wendy Estrella, Lawrence Partnership; Mike Kennealy, Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development; Mayor Kendrys Vasquez, Lawrence; Senator…
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NECC Expands Culinary Arts Program
Haverhill, MA (December 7, 2021) After opening its Lupoli Family Institute of Culinary Arts in downtown Haverhill in the fall of 2020, Northern Essex Community College has announced…
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Board of Trustee Update: November, 2021
Dr. Paul Beaudin joined the college as vice president of academic affairs in early September and at…
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NECC Solicits Photos for Anniversary Mosaic
Northern Essex Community College is collecting photos, now through January 14, for a photo mosaic that’s being created in celebration of the college’s anniversary. Alumni, current students, former and…
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NECC Police Academy is First in MA to be Accepted for National Bystander Training Program
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (November 9, 2021)-All Northern Essex Community College Police Academy student officers will now complete an eight-hour national training module that prepares them to intervene if a fellow officer is involved in misconduct. The college’s academy is…
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Project Aimed at Healing After the COVID Crisis
When fall semester started at Northern Essex, many students, staff and faculty were eager to get back to interacting in person; at least 25% of classes were meeting face-to-face, clubs and activities welcomed new members, and many employees returned to…
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Board of Trustees Update: October, 2021
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. Good News for Performing Arts at NECC…
Meet Squire, NECC’s New Bilingual Chatbot
If you’ve visited the NECC website homepage in recent months, you’ve likely been greeted by a friendly robot. Nicknamed “Squire,” a nod to the NECC Knights mascot, the new addition to the site serves as a chatbot, designed to answer…
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NECC Announces Plans for Spring Semester
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (Oct. 13, 2021) Northern Essex Community College will be significantly increasing the number of courses with an on-campus component in the spring semester, which begins January 19. In the spring, almost 75% of classes will have…
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