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NECC Offers Potential Students Free “Bridge” to Higher Education
Prospective Northern Essex Community College students who want to attend, but don't think they're quite ready to commit to a full certificate or degree plan, still have an option: the Bridge to College and Careers program, specifically designed to give…
Prospective Northern Essex Community College students who want to attend, but don't think they're quite ready to commit to a full certificate or degree plan, still have an option: the Bridge to College and Careers program, specifically designed to give…
Popular NECC Programs Will be Offered Weekends
Playing its role in the fight against the addiction epidemic, Northern…
Playing its role in the fight against the addiction epidemic, Northern…
STEM College for Kids Continues at Quarrybrook
Crazy chemistry, natural skin care, nature photography, and comic strip design are just a few of the…
Crazy chemistry, natural skin care, nature photography, and comic strip design are just a few of the…
NECC Does Its Part To Address Addiction Crisis
The best part of Mary Crockett’s job as program director of an opioid addiction treatment center is watching people change their lives knowing she had…
The best part of Mary Crockett’s job as program director of an opioid addiction treatment center is watching people change their lives knowing she had…
NECC Offers STEM Program for Science Majors
Recent high school graduates as well as high school juniors and seniors, planning on…
Recent high school graduates as well as high school juniors and seniors, planning on…
NECC Receives Grant to Develop Culinary and Mechatronics Programs
On Friday, March 3, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a $500,000 grant that will benefit Northern Essex Community College students in the new culinary arts certificate program and in a developing mechatronics program. The grant provides funding for new equipment…
On Friday, March 3, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced a $500,000 grant that will benefit Northern Essex Community College students in the new culinary arts certificate program and in a developing mechatronics program. The grant provides funding for new equipment…
NECC Reading Initiative Recognized by International Nonprofit
In 2011 Northern Essex Community College incorporated a Reading Apprenticeship initiative into its then fledgling College Success Seminar. It proved so successful it was…
Intro to Genealogy Group Starts in March at NECC
Northern Essex Community College’s Life Long Learning Program will offer a noncredit Introduction to Genealogy Study Group Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, running March 8 through the 29 in the Student Center Rm 213 on the Haverhill campus. This is open…
Northern Essex Community College’s Life Long Learning Program will offer a noncredit Introduction to Genealogy Study Group Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, running March 8 through the 29 in the Student Center Rm 213 on the Haverhill campus. This is open…
NECC Plans Medical Interpreter Information Session
Trained medical interpreters are in demand and Northern Essex Community College is holding an information session for individuals interested in enrolling in its noncredit Medical Interpreter Certificate Program on Saturday, February 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. at NECC Riverwalk,…
Trained medical interpreters are in demand and Northern Essex Community College is holding an information session for individuals interested in enrolling in its noncredit Medical Interpreter Certificate Program on Saturday, February 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. at NECC Riverwalk,…
NECC Sleep Technology Grads Landing Jobs Before Graduation
These four graduates of NECC's Sleep Technology Program are now working in the Neurocare Sleep Lab at Lawrence General Hospital. Front left to right Mariuxi Cabrera of Lawrence, Adlin Siri of Haverhill, and Viveno Moreno of…
These four graduates of NECC's Sleep Technology Program are now working in the Neurocare Sleep Lab at Lawrence General Hospital. Front left to right Mariuxi Cabrera of Lawrence, Adlin Siri of Haverhill, and Viveno Moreno of… Past articles by year
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Internship Leads to Job Created for NECC Student
A love of numbers runs in the family for Northern Essex Community College accounting student Nicholas Gilmore. His mother works as an accountant, but he didn’t necessarily intend to follow in her footsteps. Following graduation from Austin Preparatory School in… Faculty & Staff »
Eighteen NECC Professors Transform Courses with AI and Open Educational Resources
Haverhill, MA (August 4, 2025) — Over the summer, 18 Northern Essex Community College faculty members have been working to expand student access to free, relevant textbooks and course materials. Those materials are known as Open Educational Resources (OER), and… Campus & Community »
October 2025 Board of Trustees Update
Haverhill, MA (October 1, 2025) – The Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees met on the Haverhill Campus for its October meeting. Topics included optimizing class schedules for students, a review of the supplemental budget, and an update on… Programs »
NECC Awarded $250,000 Grant to Support New Degree Program
Haverhill, MA (October 21, 2025) — Northern Essex Community College is proud to be one of the recipients of this year’s Skills Capital grants, as announced by The Healey-Driscoll Administration this week. The college will receive $250,000 in support of… Events »
Dominican-American Author Julia Alvarez Visits Lawrence Community
Lawrence, MA (October 2, 2025) — The atrium of the Dimitry Building on Northern Essex’s Lawrence Campus was filled with warmth, wisdom, and literary legacy on Thursday evening, as celebrated Dominican-American author Julia Alvarez took center stage for a powerful… 
