Grant Award to Create First-of-its-Kind Classroom Support Specialist Program  Haverhill, MA (January 27, 2025) – Northern Essex Community College is the recipient of a new, $170,000 grant from The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation, to create a Classroom Support Specialist Program. The program is designed to “increase college…

NECC to Receive Expanded State Grant Funding for Early College Program Boston, MA (January 7, 2025) – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that it is awarding $8 million in designated Early College grants to allow high school students to take college classes and earn college credit at no cost to them…

Students Inducted to PTK Honor Society Northern Essex Community College is proud to announce that 23 students were inducted into Beta Sigma Lambda, NECC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society. PTK is the international honor society for two-year college students. Dozens of students, family,…

NECC’s First Open Textbook Used by International Institutions Haverhill, MA (November 4, 2024) – Northern Essex Community College is celebrating the results of a three-year, Federal grant that allowed faculty to develop free, openly licensed course materials, known as OER. NECC faculty developed five digital textbooks through the…

All-Region Honors for Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Soccer Teams Men's Soccer Six members of the Region 21 and Northeast District champion Northern Essex Community College men’s soccer team were named to the All-Region teams as announced today. Highlighting the selections were Jadiel Bomfim (Nashua, NH) who was named Co-Regional…

Credit for Prior Learning Allows Student to Complete Degree in Under a Year Geraldin Rivera first came to Northern Essex Community College over a decade ago. She was pursuing a degree in Human Services and had many of her credits completed when life got in the way and she decided to take some…

Men’s Basketball Team Ranked #5 in Preseason National Poll Haverhill, MA (October 25, 2024) – The Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team will start their season ranked number 5 in the National Junior College Athletic Association preseason poll. This is the 28th consecutive time the Knights have been…

New Grant for Creation of Free Class Materials with a Focus on Career Readiness and AI Haverhill, MA (October 22, 2024) – Northern Essex Community College continues to be at the forefront of reducing barriers for students through developing free course materials and textbooks, known as Open Educational Resources (OER). Framingham State University is the lead…

Mayor of Lawrence Pledges Continued Support to NECC Center for Adult Education Lawrence, MA (September 17, 2024) ­– Adult Education and Family Literacy Week started on a high note at Northern Essex Community College, thanks to an inspiring nighttime celebration and a generous pledge from the Mayor of Lawrence. NECC’s Center for…

MassHire Merrimack Valley Career Center Finds New Haverhill Home Haverhill, MA—Community Action, Inc.’s MakeIT Haverhill Program, and MassHire Merrimack Valley Career Center are delighted to announce a strategic partnership that leverages both organizations' strengths to better serve businesses and job seekers in the workforce development industry. The collaboration between…