NECC Students Help Local Preschoolers “Jumpstart” Their Education Studies show that access to high-quality learning programs can increase kindergarten readiness – and have long-lasting, positive effects throughout a child’s life. Northern Essex Community College students are helping connect local children to those opportunities through the Jumpstart program. Jumpstart…

Video: Student Shares How Early College Set Him Up for Success Roniel Jimenez is about to begin his first full semester of college at Northern Essex Community College. But he's no stranger to the school. While at Lawrence High School, Jimenez participated in Early College, taking classes at NECC alongside his…

Courses Enhance Employee Skills and Community Connections This past fall, a group of employees from CNA Stores enrolled in a Supervisory Skills course through the Center for Corporate and Community Education (CCCE) at Northern Essex Community College. As the course description states, they expected to explore all…

Star Pitcher Jayden Voelker Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays Haverhill, MA (July 15, 2024) – Northern Essex Community College sophomore right-hander Jayden Voelker (Coventry, RI) has been drafted in the 8th round of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft. The Tampa Bay Rays selected Voelker as the 246th overall…

Report Shows MassReconnect Program Drove 45% Enrollment Increase in New Students Aged 25 and Older    BOSTON – The Healey-Driscoll Administration is highlighting the impact of MassReconnect as the first academic year with this program wraps up, having supported over 4,500 students. Launched in August 2023, Governor Healey’s free community college program for students 25 and…

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…

Student Officers Examine Diverse Perspectives in Policing  On Friday, May 3, 2024, 51 members of ROC-05 graduated from the Northern Essex…

New Certificate Addresses Needs of Local Senior Citizens Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (March 26, 2024)—Northern Essex Community College is offering a new certificate course this fall to support the ever-growing aging population in our surrounding communities. The Senior Care Specialist Certification Program will provide students with the ability…

Northern Essex Selected by Amazon as an Education Partner for Career Choice Program  Haverhill, MA (November 13, 2023)– Northern Essex Community College announced is has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees with access to its 60 degree and certificate programs.  “We are looking forward…

Finding a Fresh Start: Meet the Students of MassReconnect   The state’s MassReconnect Program just began two months ago, and already it’s changing lives. The program allows Massachusetts adults over 25 who don’t already have a college degree to earn one for free at the state’s community colleges. As of…