Photos: Students Honored at 2026 Awards Convocation Graduating Northern Essex Community College students were honored for their achievements inside and outside the classroom at this year’s annual Awards Convocation. The May 12th ceremony was held in the Northern Essex Sport and Fitness Center on the Haverhill Campus.…

Alumni Board Announces 2026 Outstanding Graduating Student Award The Northern Essex Community College Alumni Board has announced high honors graduate Rebecca Heathman as the 2026 recipient of the Outstanding Graduating Student Award. This selective…

Recognition for NECC Early College Students Haverhill, MA (May 14, 2026) — Northern Essex Community College recognized more than 400 graduating seniors from 20 local high schools who earned college credits through the Early College Program. The students and their families celebrated at the annual Early…

Biology Grad Determined to Build a Better Future At the age of 23, Northern Essex Community College graduate McKenzie Bova has already faced some of life’s most difficult challenges. She lost both her parents as a teen, worked to get her siblings under one roof, and became a parent herself.…

Northern Essex Celebrates Class of 2026 Haverhill, MA (May 16, 2026) — Northern Essex Community College is proud to celebrate the 807 members of the class of 2026. More than 400 of them gathered with their friends and family, along with Northern Essex leadership, faculty and…

NECC Knights Headed to Fifth Straight World Series Haverhill, MA (May 17, 2026) – After falling in game two of the Northeast District Tournament on Sunday, the Northern Essex Community College baseball team bounced back in a big way in the nightcap as they outslugged Monroe-Bronx to take…

Boston Globe: Harvard and MIT sold edX for $800m five years ago. How are they spending the money Axim has granted Northern Essex $600,000 over several years to allow the college to hire staff and develop curriculum for a new base manufacturing program to train workers for manufacturing jobs that employers in the state are having trouble filling.

NECC President Glenn joins US Senators, Educators, and Business Leaders in Calling for Permanent Protections for Dreamers  Washington, DC (May 12, 2026) — This week, Northern Essex Community College President Lane Glenn stood alongside US Senators Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), and Alex Padilla (D-California), as they joined students, educators, and business leaders to call attention…

Abbatessa Wins National Title in Women’s Shot Put Utica, NY (May 8, 2026) – Through two days of the NJCAA Track and Field Championship, the highlight performance goes to sophomore Maci Abbatessa (Danvers) as she captured the NJCAA national title in the women’s shot put. Her final throw…

Business Transfer Student Named to 2026 PTK All-Massachusetts Academic Team The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges is recognizing Northern Essex Community College student Dayana Ticllas Prado of Lawrence for her outstanding academic achievement and exemplary student service. They selected Ticllas Prado for the 2026 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) All-Massachusetts Academic…