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Methuen Student Fought Through Hard Times to Discover Her Passion at NECC 
June 9, 2023 – 1:21 pm
Methuen Student Fought Through Hard Times to Discover Her Passion at NECC  Mya Rivera of Methuen has many qualities that contributed to her success as a recent Northern Essex Community College graduate: she's determined, she's a hard worker, and she isn't afraid to ask for help. But perhaps above all, she has…
Student Shares His Experience with the Promise Program on Behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 
June 5, 2023 – 5:05 pm
Student Shares His Experience with the Promise Program on Behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  Washington, D.C. (April 11, 2023) – Northern Essex Community College biology student Patrick Sainato is no stranger to hard work. He served as class president at Haverhill High School for three years, and in his senior year, he decided also…
Business Student Finds Success Prioritizing Family and School
June 1, 2023 – 2:21 pm
Starting a new life in another country is challenging. So is completing an associate degree, being a parent, and living through a global pandemic. Yet Jureicy Sanchez De Jimenez of Lawrence managed to do all of those things at once.…
Woburn Resident Receives Outstanding Student Award
May 19, 2023 – 12:50 pm
The Northern Essex Community College Alumni Board is pleased to announce Woburn resident Franziska Hoene as the latest recipient of the Outstanding Student Award. The selective honor, granted annually to one graduating NECC student who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment…
Business Student Awarded a National Community College Transfer Scholarship
May 11, 2023 – 2:27 pm
Haverhill, MA (May 10, 2023) – Northern Essex Community College Business Transfer student Pascale Percy is one of 60 high-achieving community college students selected to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive national scholarship aims…
Journalism Student to Attend Highly Selective Study Abroad Program at The Hague, Netherlands
May 10, 2023 – 2:58 pm
Journalism Student to Attend Highly Selective Study Abroad Program at The Hague, Netherlands Northern Essex Community College journalism student Daniela Valdivia-Terres has always had a love of traveling and adventure. But she says she never imagined when she started community college where it would take her. Student Daniela Valdivia-Terres…
Life has Come Full Circle for the 2023 Student Commencement Speaker  
April 25, 2023 – 3:42 pm
Life has Come Full Circle for the 2023 Student Commencement Speaker   Ember Spera of Billerica has been selected as the student speaker for Northern Essex Community College's 61st Annual Commencement. The ceremony will occur on Saturday, May 13, at 11 am on the college's Haverhill Campus. Spera, whose pronouns are they/them…
Student Trustee is Named National Fellow
April 10, 2023 – 6:27 pm
Haverhill, MA (April 10, 2023)– Based on her role as a campus leader with a focus on equity and justice, current Student Trustee Sarah Pachano has been selected as a Newman Civic Fellow by the Campus Compact, a national coalition of…
Student Saving Endangered Penguins Halfway Around the World
April 10, 2023 – 3:02 pm
Student Saving Endangered Penguins Halfway Around the World Haverhill, MA (April 10, 2023)– Northern Essex Community College biology student Heather DiLuzio has always had a passion for animals. Growing up in Littleton, MA, her family had dozens of pets and even rehabilitated several wild animals. Now, that passion…
NECC Student Stars in New Movie “Champions”
March 15, 2023 – 1:35 pm
NECC Student Stars in New Movie “Champions” James Day Keith might be a familiar face if you've spent much time on the Haverhill Campus of Northern Essex Community College. In addition to taking classes, he works in the cafe in the Spurk Building. Now, Keith is getting…

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