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Explore how NECC certificate and degree programs prepare you for a variety of career paths.
News
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President Glenn Elected Chair of Merrimack Health Board
Press release submitted by Merrimack Health: Merrimack Health is pleased to announce that Lane A. Glenn, PhD, was unanimously elected chair of the health system’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Glenn, president of Northern Essex Community...
NECC Theater Earns Top Honors from Prestigious Theater Program
As much of the region was digging out from the biggest snowstorm in years, a group of Northern Essex Community College’s finest thespians and stage crew was loading up their recent production of “The Vagina...
Inside Higher Ed: To Avoid More Tragic Deaths, ICE Needs Higher Education and Training Standards
President Lane Glenn shares how Higher Ed can play an important role in making federal immigration enforcement safer.
Events
Events Calendar
February is Black History Month
Mini Transfer Fair: UMass Amherst-Boston-Dartmouth-Lowell on Haverhill Campus
Students will have the opportunity to explore the different opportunities EACH UMass campus has to offer, as well as speak to transfer counselors from the different campuses.
NECC Spotlight
The Commons
Stories of Us
The stories behind
Northern Essex Students, Faculty, and Staff
Pedro Rentas, SGA President ’24-25



