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From Boxer to Accountant
After graduating from Lawrence High School in 2014, Iseline Mendoza of Lawrence spent six years pursuing her boxing career. “I had some sponsorships and I was hoping…
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NECC Player’s Hair Becomes Viral Sensation
Haverhill, MA (November 17, 2021) The Northern Essex Knights basketball team has a lot of reasons to be proud of their season opening game: they bested a four-year school, the University of Maine-Augusta,…
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Navy Veteran and Mother of Two Appreciates NECC’s Flexibility
Crystal Chandler of Haverhill, Northern Essex Community College Liberal Arts: Psychology major, joined the U.S. Navy in her early 20’s because she longed…
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NECC Theater Alum Returns to his Roots
Haverhill, MA (October 13, 2021) When Haverhill’s Michael Zuccola ’07 returned to the stage at Northern Essex Community College, the professional actor found himself heeding his own advice to students: always have a…
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Rad Tech Grads All Pass National Exam
Haverhill and Lawrence (August 17, 2021) - In any year, it would be an incredible accomplishment for all of the Northern Essex Community College Radiologic Technology students to pass their national licensure exam on the first try. It’s especially impressive…
Eight Earn NJCAA All-Academic Honors
Haverhill, MA (August 6, 2021) - The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced that eight Northern Essex Community College student-athletes have earned All-Academic honors for the 2020-21 academic year. Tom Grassi of Windham, NH earned…
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NECC Student Accepted into the Culinary Institute of America
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (August 4, 2021) - Timing is everything when it comes to cooking. That’s especially true for Lawrence’s Mercedes Rodriguez- both in the kitchen and in life. The Northern Essex Culinary Arts Certificate student was just accepted…
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Academic Support Programs Prepared This Biology Graduate for Transfer
Rose Bellahalea ’18 was just shy of 20 years old when she made a drastic change. Until 2014, the Haverhill resident had been enrolled as a political science major at the University of…
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Graduate Finds Rewarding Career Thanks to NECC Internship Program
For Stephen O’Meara ’17, it wasn’t a matter of choosing a career path, but knowing how to get there. By the time he started exploring college courses, in 2015, the North Chelmsford…
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From First Generation College Student to PhD: Brenda Bond-Fortier ’89
In September of 1987, Brenda Bond-Fortier ’89 stepped onto the NECC’s Haverhill campus for the first time, unaware of the fact that doing so would open the doors to…
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