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New Social Media Courses Offered at NECC
If you are in business and aren’t on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or YouTube, you could be losing business. Find out how to use social media tools in your business through three new noncredit courses focusing on social media networking…
Bookkeeping Fundamentals Focus of Certificate
If you are looking for a new career in bookkeeping or are a business owner who wants to manage your own books, Northern Essex’s Community College’s is introducing a new noncredit certificate program designed to help you get started. “Booking…
NECC Offers New Program for Older Learners
Getting Friendly with Fungi, Five Fun Films, Sacred Geometry, and Aging Gracefully are just a few of the topics offered this fall by Northern Essex Community College’s newest Life Long Learning Program titled College of Older Learners (CoOL). CoOL encourages…
NECC Students Study in Turkey and South America
Wading in the natural hot springs at Pamukkale, Turkey, sitting on a roof-top hookah lounge in Selcuk, Turkey, climbing Cotopaxi in…
Wading in the natural hot springs at Pamukkale, Turkey, sitting on a roof-top hookah lounge in Selcuk, Turkey, climbing Cotopaxi in…
NECC Introduces New Health Care Opportunity
This fall, Northern Essex Community College will expand its health care offerings with the launch of iHealth@NECC, an innovative public/private partnership, designed to prepare adults for careers in health care. “iHealth@NECC is a new way of delivering health care programs,”…
This fall, Northern Essex Community College will expand its health care offerings with the launch of iHealth@NECC, an innovative public/private partnership, designed to prepare adults for careers in health care. “iHealth@NECC is a new way of delivering health care programs,”…
Striking a Balance Key to Success for Single Mom
After holding down a string of jobs and enrolling in college several times without earning a degree, Jacqueline Marte decided to get serious about her education and career and came to Northern Essex to do it. Today, the 44-year-old holds…
Dance Teacher Becomes the Student
After years of teaching dance to students 3 to 23, Tracy DiJulia needed artistic inspiration. She found it at Northern Essex. The Merrimack, N.H. resident who had been home schooled through middle school and high school, earned her high school…
After years of teaching dance to students 3 to 23, Tracy DiJulia needed artistic inspiration. She found it at Northern Essex. The Merrimack, N.H. resident who had been home schooled through middle school and high school, earned her high school…
Marine Reservist Earns EMT Certificate and Job as Firefighter
Kristofer Jenkins had no interest in college when he graduated in 2005 from North Andover High School. So he enlisted in the Marine Reserves, completed boot camp, and with nearly two years until his deployment, turned to Northern Essex thinking…
Kristofer Jenkins had no interest in college when he graduated in 2005 from North Andover High School. So he enlisted in the Marine Reserves, completed boot camp, and with nearly two years until his deployment, turned to Northern Essex thinking…
Math Center Helps Local Man Conquer Math and Succeed
Many people make life-changing decisions after facing a mid-life crisis but for Scott Hume it was a “quarter-life crisis” that prompted him to give up his full-time job and re-enroll in college. At the age of 25, Scott realized that,…
Many people make life-changing decisions after facing a mid-life crisis but for Scott Hume it was a “quarter-life crisis” that prompted him to give up his full-time job and re-enroll in college. At the age of 25, Scott realized that,…
Transferability Makes NECC Right Choice for Methuen Grad
Cost, convenience, and most of all, transferability, were all considerations for Cristina Napoli when she was exploring her college options. Happily, she found all three at Northern Essex. “Finances played a big part in my enrolling at Northern Essex,” says…
Cost, convenience, and most of all, transferability, were all considerations for Cristina Napoli when she was exploring her college options. Happily, she found all three at Northern Essex. “Finances played a big part in my enrolling at Northern Essex,” says… Past articles by year
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Fall 2024 Dean’s List
Congratulations to the Northern Essex Community College students on the Fall 2024 Dean’s List! To be included, students must attain a grade point average of 3.3 or higher within the term,… Faculty & Staff »
Dr. Naydeen González-De Jesús Selected as the Vice President of Lawrence Campus and Community Relations
Lawrence, MA (January 2, 2025) – Northern Essex Community College announces the selection of Dr. Naydeen González-De Jesús as the next Vice President of Lawrence Campus and Community Relations, starting mid-January 2025. “We are thrilled to welcome a strong academic… Campus & Community »
Board of Trustees December 2024 Update
The Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees gathered for its last meeting of the calendar year on December 11 on the Lawrence Campus. The agenda included an update on the college's finances, details of the next steps in exploring… Programs »
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… Events »
Veterans Honored with Ceremony
Haverhill, MA (November 7, 2024) – Uncharacteristically warm weather provided a perfect backdrop as Northern Essex Community College faculty, staff, and students gathered on the Haverhill Campus to honor the bravery and sacrifice of the nation's veterans. The college's Veterans… 
