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NECC Celebrates the Class of 2022
Northern Essex Community College’s 60th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 14 was close to perfect, thanks to sunny weather (the thermometer hit 90 degrees), inspiring remarks, and the uncontained joy of the 800-plus graduates and their families. This was the…
Northern Essex Community College’s 60th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 14 was close to perfect, thanks to sunny weather (the thermometer hit 90 degrees), inspiring remarks, and the uncontained joy of the 800-plus graduates and their families. This was the…
NECC Receives Funding to Renovate Two Haverhill Campus Buildings
Two of the main buildings on Northern Essex Community College’s Haverhill Campus will receive major energy efficiency and safety upgrades, thanks to…
Two of the main buildings on Northern Essex Community College’s Haverhill Campus will receive major energy efficiency and safety upgrades, thanks to…
NECC Announces Plans for 2022 Commencement, Including the Featured Speaker
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (February 24, 2022)-The last two years, Northern Essex Community College had to dramatically change its traditional commencement celebration, due to COVID-19. In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, students were invited to drive on campus…
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (February 24, 2022)-The last two years, Northern Essex Community College had to dramatically change its traditional commencement celebration, due to COVID-19. In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, students were invited to drive on campus…
New Initiatives Help NECC Hispanic Enrollments Rebound After Pandemic Dip
Before the pandemic, Hispanic student enrollments were booming at undergraduate institutions across the country, including…
NECC Launches NECC Now Podcast
This month the Northern Essex Community College Marketing Communications Department is launching NECC Now, a podcast designed to highlight members of the college community who are doing exciting things within and outside the college. Each month, Marc Lemay, a…
This month the Northern Essex Community College Marketing Communications Department is launching NECC Now, a podcast designed to highlight members of the college community who are doing exciting things within and outside the college. Each month, Marc Lemay, a…
NECC Alum Creates Scholarship in Honor of Andover Pulmonologist, his Former Professor
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (January 6, 2022)-In the late 1980s, Dr. Eric Dickson was in the Army Reserve and a student in the Respiratory Care…
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (January 6, 2022)-In the late 1980s, Dr. Eric Dickson was in the Army Reserve and a student in the Respiratory Care…
NECC is Partnering with the Haverhill YMCA to Offer Free Drop-in Child Care
Haverhill, MA (January 3, 2022) Nationally, one in four community college students is the parent of a child under the age of 18 and, at Northern Essex Community College, the statistics are similar. That’s why the college, in partnership with…
Haverhill, MA (January 3, 2022) Nationally, one in four community college students is the parent of a child under the age of 18 and, at Northern Essex Community College, the statistics are similar. That’s why the college, in partnership with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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… Past articles by year
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Change of Plans Leads to Change of Heart for Liberal Arts Major
When Ella Suchecki ’24 was a senior at Newburyport High School, she found herself with a tough decision to make. Her hard work and talent earned her acceptances at two selective schools: Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, and… Faculty & Staff »
Alumni Magazine Wins Global Circle of Excellence Award
Northern Essex Community College is proud to share that the Fall '23 edition of its bi-annual alumni magazine, alumnecc, received a silver 2024 Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The issue focused… Campus & Community »
Home court advantage: A playbook for investing in athletics at community colleges
This viewpoint originally appeared in CC Daily on June 20, 2024. Written by Lane Glenn and Mike McCarthy. When the #3 nationally ranked Northern Essex Community College (NECC) men’s basketball team hosted the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 21…Programs »
Two Named to Honor Society’s All-Massachusetts Academic Team
Two Northern Essex Community College students, Samuel Kiguta Njubi of Lawrence and Haverhill’s Scott Silva, were named to the 2023/2024 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-Massachusetts Academic Team based on outstanding academic achievement and exemplary student service. Njubi will graduate on May… Events »
Ceremony Honors NECC’s Early College Students
Haverhill, MA (May 16, 2024) – More than 500 graduating seniors from 22 local high schools earned college credits in addition to their high school diplomas this year as participants in Northern Essex Community College’s Early College Program. [caption id="attachment_28082"… 
