At Northern Essex Community College, 78 percent of the students are enrolled part-time, said Lane Glenn, the college’s president.

The House budget bill, passed in May, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, includes substantial changes to the Pell Grant program. The Pell Grant is a federal, need-based …

Haverhill, MA (May 15, 2025) ­– More than 460 graduating seniors from 21 local high schools earned college credits in addition to their high school diplomas this year as participants …

Congratulations to the Northern Essex Community College students on the Spring 2025 Dean’s List!
To be included, students must attain a grade point average of 3.3 or higher within the term, …

Good grades didn’t always come easily for Victor Van, ’25 of Haverhill. As a student at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, an undiagnosed sleep disorder made concentrating in the …

The House’s budget would strip Pell Grants from many part-time students. That’s bad news for community colleges.

Haverhill, MA (May 20, 2025) — More than 800 people, many of them K-12 students, submitted works to this year’s Peace Poetry Contest & Reading at Northern Essex Community College.
This …

NECC President Lane Glenn: Attacks on Harvard and other Ivy League schools are getting all the attention, but they serve a tiny fraction of the number of students who attend …

Haverhill, MA (May 22, 2025) — Northern Essex Community College is now part of a unique consortium dedicated to enhancing Hispanic student success and opportunities in higher education. The college …

Haverhill, MA (May 17, 2025) — Northern Essex Community College celebrated the class of 2025 with its 63rd annual Commencement ceremony on the Haverhill Campus. More than 800 students earned …