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Northern Essex and UMass Lowell Sign Innovative Joint Admissions Agreement
March 1, 2023 – 4:53 pm
Northern Essex and UMass Lowell Sign Innovative Joint Admissions Agreement Haverhill, MA (February 27, 2023)– A new joint admissions agreement between Northern Essex Community College and UMass Lowell will enhance the transfer process between the two institutions. Upon acceptance to NECC, students who opted into joint admissions on their application…
New Department of Higher Education Commissioner Visits NECC
January 26, 2023 – 3:08 pm
New Department of Higher Education Commissioner Visits NECC Lawrence, MA (January 24, 2023)– Leaders from the city of Lawrence and Northern Essex Community College gathered on Tuesday morning to welcome the Commonwealth’s new Commissioner of Higher Education, Noe Ortega. The visit included a roundtable discussion at the El…
NECC Partnership Awarded $1 Million Grant to Expand Access to STEM Degrees
December 13, 2022 – 6:49 pm
NECC Partnership Awarded $1 Million Grant to Expand Access to STEM Degrees Haverhill, MA (December 13, 2022) – Northern Essex Community College and Haverhill High School are one of five partnerships statewide to receive funding to create new STEM Tech Career Academies. The initiative will help more young people earn associate degrees…
Northern Essex Meets Job Demand of Rapidly Expanding Industry with Three Cannabis Certificate Courses
November 14, 2022 – 4:27 pm
Haverhill, MA (November 16, 2022) – Northern Essex is the first community college in northeastern Massachusetts to offer job training in the cannabis industry. Registration is now open for three certificate courses: Advanced Manufacturing Agent, Advanced Dispensary Associate Program, and…
Northern Essex Event Honors Veterans
November 10, 2022 – 6:57 pm
Northern Essex Event Honors Veterans Haverhill, MA (November 10, 2022) – Northern Essex Community College paid tribute to veterans Thursday with a special event on the Haverhill Campus. Students and staff along with local leaders, law enforcement, and military members came together for a flag-raising…
NECC Part of New Consortium to Train Next Generation of Intelligence Officers 
September 30, 2022 – 1:56 pm
Haverhill, MA (September 27, 2022) – A new partnership between Northern Essex Community College and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) is creating new pathways for NECC students who wish to pursue a career in intelligence or security. The Office…
Grant Will Fund New Technology for Health Care Students
September 26, 2022 – 1:57 pm
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (September 26, 2022)—Students in Northern Essex Community College health care programs will soon have new, cutting-edge technology tools to enhance patient care training. The state recently awarded the college a $226,005 Skills Capital Grant, which will…
Joint Admissions Agreement with Emmanuel College to Support Nursing Workforce Development
August 30, 2022 – 1:42 pm
Lawrence and Boston, MA, August 29, 2022 – Graduates of Northern Essex Community College’s Associate in Science in Nursing (ASN) program will now be able to make a seamless transition into Emmanuel College’s online Bachelor of Science in Nursing program…
NECC is First Public School in Nation to Offer a Competency-Based Early Childhood Degree
August 9, 2022 – 7:22 pm
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (August 9, 2022) – This fall, Northern Essex Community College will offer a first-of-its-kind associate degree program. Students majoring in Early Childhood Education (ECE) will have the option to take all required degree and certificate courses…
NECC Welcomes its First Chief Officer of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
July 5, 2022 – 2:53 pm
NECC Welcomes its First Chief Officer of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (July 5, 2022) - After a nationwide search involving many highly qualified candidates, Haverhill’s Francellis Quiñones has been selected as the first Chief Officer of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Northern Essex Community College. [caption…

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