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NECC is First Public School in Nation to Offer a Competency-Based Early Childhood Degree
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
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…

NECC Alumna is the New Dean of Business and Professional Studies
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (June 3, 2022) – When Jody Carson '02 was a student at Northern Essex Community College, she had a feeling she'd be back. "I had planned to be a Kindergarten teacher. But, I loved this campus…
NECC Celebrates Early College Graduates from Ten Local High Schools
Three-hundred graduating seniors from ten local high schools earned college credits in addition to their high school diplomas this year, as participants in Northern…
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…

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…

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…

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…

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…
