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NECC’s McCarthy Appointed to Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Statewide Advisory Council

NECC’s McCarthy Appointed to Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Statewide Advisory Council

Haverhill, MA (September 22, 2026) — Northern Essex Community College is pleased to announce that Michael McCarthy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Operating Officer, has been appointed to the Massachusetts Small Business Development...

New Dean of STEM Found Her Calling at Community College

New Dean of STEM Found Her Calling at Community College

Haverhill, MA (October 5, 2026) – Northern Essex Community College has welcomed a new Dean of STEM. Dr. Jennifer Jackowski joined the college in September. Most recently, Jackowski served as Director of statewide A.S. Engineering...

Alumni Q&A: Meet Madison Pyburn

Alumni Q&A: Meet Madison Pyburn

For Madison Pyburn, a series of night classes at NECC led to a 15-year career in real estate.

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🔐 October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October recognizes Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time dedicated to helping students, faculty, and staff stay safer and more secure online. Throughout the month, colleges and universities raise awareness about protecting personal and institutional information, recognizing phishing attempts, using strong passwords, enabling multifactor authentication, and keeping devices and software up to date. Learn more about Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October 6, 2026

Bagels & Beginnings

October 6, 2026

UTEC Food Truck - Breaking Barriers (Lawrence)

October 6, 2026

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Hispanic Heritage Month at NECC

Hispanic Heritage Month

We’re proud to honor and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 through Oct. 15) with a series of events.

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Gregory Blomgren

Gregory Blomgren spends his days teaching 4th graders at Tenney Grammar School in Methuen. Two nights a week, he drives to NECC for Adult Education (CAE) in Lawrence and teaches an entirely different kind of student: adults who left careers, degrees, and sometimes entire professional identities behind to build a new life in the United States. Hear from Gregory
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Kisleiny Abreu

Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named Northern Essex Community College psychology major Kisleiny Abreu as a 2026/2027 Newman Civic Fellow. Meet Kisleiny
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Incarcerated Students Publish Literary Journal at Middleton Jail

Northern Essex Community College, in partnership with the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, recently published the inaugural edition of the literary journal, Handwritten. It contains nearly a dozen original essays, poetry, artwork and creative writing by students at the Middleton House of Corrections.  Discover the Handwritten Journal
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