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COVID-19 Didn’t Derail this Business Grad
Northern Essex Community College Business Transfer Graduate James Batista lives in a multi-generational home in Lawrence with his mom, his brothers, his grandma, his aunts and his cousins. In April, COVID-19 spread through his home, infecting all of the adults…
Haverhill High School Seniors Graduate with College Credits, Thanks to Early College Program
When 2020 Haverhill High School (HHS) graduates Alejandro Molina-Morales and Jennifer Sanchez enroll in college this fall, they will each take with them 46 college credits they earned through Northern Essex Community College’s Early…
NECC 2020 Graduate: Tyler Sheltry
Name: Tyler Sheltry Major: Laboratory Science Hometown: Andover High School and Year of Graduation: Essex Agricultural and Technical High School in 2013 Did you attend another college or university before enrolling at NECC? If…
Name: Tyler Sheltry Major: Laboratory Science Hometown: Andover High School and Year of Graduation: Essex Agricultural and Technical High School in 2013 Did you attend another college or university before enrolling at NECC? If…
NECC 2020 Graduate: Jeurys Santiago
Name: Jeurys Santiago (founder of Minds with Purpose) Major: Business Transfer GPA: 3.22 Hometown: Lawrence High School and Year of Graduation: First three years at Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics and senior year…
Name: Jeurys Santiago (founder of Minds with Purpose) Major: Business Transfer GPA: 3.22 Hometown: Lawrence High School and Year of Graduation: First three years at Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics and senior year…
NECC Nursing Student Works as CNA with COVID Patients
Tennessee Transplant Rosalyn Delequexe is working 12-hour shifts as a CNA for the Massachusetts COVID-19 relief team. In the fall, she will begin the college’s nursing program, and her goal is to…
Tennessee Transplant Rosalyn Delequexe is working 12-hour shifts as a CNA for the Massachusetts COVID-19 relief team. In the fall, she will begin the college’s nursing program, and her goal is to…
NECC: 2020 Graduate: Victoria Cerasuolo
Name: Victoria Cerasuolo Major: Associate of Science in Public Health; Community Health Worker Certificate Hometown: Haverhill GPA: 3.39 High School and Year of Graduation: Whittier Regional Technical High School, 2016 Did you attend another…
Name: Victoria Cerasuolo Major: Associate of Science in Public Health; Community Health Worker Certificate Hometown: Haverhill GPA: 3.39 High School and Year of Graduation: Whittier Regional Technical High School, 2016 Did you attend another…
NECC 2020 Graduate: Emily Forisso
Name: Emily Forisso Major: Early Childhood Education Hometown: Haverhill GPA: 3.95 High School & Year of Graduation: Haverhill High School - Class of 2017 Did You Attend Another College or University Before NECC? I…
Name: Emily Forisso Major: Early Childhood Education Hometown: Haverhill GPA: 3.95 High School & Year of Graduation: Haverhill High School - Class of 2017 Did You Attend Another College or University Before NECC? I…
NECC 2020 Graduate: Christopher Molinari
Name: Christopher Molinari Major: Electrical Engineering Hometown: Methuen GPA: 3.98 / 4.00 High School and Year of Graduation: Greater Lawrence Technical School, 2017 Did you attend another college or university before enrolling at NECC?…
Name: Christopher Molinari Major: Electrical Engineering Hometown: Methuen GPA: 3.98 / 4.00 High School and Year of Graduation: Greater Lawrence Technical School, 2017 Did you attend another college or university before enrolling at NECC?…
This NHS Senior Earned a College Degree before her High School Diploma
Most students get their high school diploma and then go off to college, but Newburyport native Violet Merrill took what she calls…
Most students get their high school diploma and then go off to college, but Newburyport native Violet Merrill took what she calls…
Future Nurse is New Student Trustee at NECC
An Amesbury woman, who works full time and is the single parent to four children, 12 and under, is the new student-elected member of…
An Amesbury woman, who works full time and is the single parent to four children, 12 and under, is the new student-elected member of… Past articles by year
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Alumni Q&A: Meet Sarah Tavitian ’19
Occupation: Small Business Developer, NewVue Communities What initially inspired you to attend NECC? Where were you on your professional/personal journey prior to enrolling? When I graduated from Haverhill High School, I did not… Faculty & Staff »
Here to Help: Familiar Faces Greet Students on the Lawrence Campus
This story originally appeared in the fall 2024 edition of alumnecc, the alumni magazine of Northern Essex Community College. 45,000. That’s how many hours- give or take- the women behind the Welcome Express desk on the Lawrence Campus have spent… Campus & Community »
Board of Trustees February 2025 Update
Haverhill, MA (February 5, 2025) – The Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees gathered for its first meeting of 2025 on the Haverhill Campus earlier this month. The meeting included details of a new partnership that will benefit students,… Programs »
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… Events »
NECC Celebrates Black History Month
Since 1976, February has been a global celebration of Black History Month. At Northern Essex Community College, students and faculty are devoting time to celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black Americans throughout history. They are hosting a variety of… 
