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Q&A: NECC Journalism Grad Helen Helen Ubiñas, Recipient of AACC Outstanding Alumni Award
There are close to 1,100 community colleges in the U.S. and tens of millions of community…
NECC Launched His Career as a Coach and Athletic Director
When Sercan Fenerci ’04, was 20 years old, he slipped a note under the office door of Darren Stratton,…
At 17, Identical Twins Have High School and College Degrees
The phrase "high-achieving students" seems inadequate to describe Sabine and Violette Smith of Groveland, 17-year-old identical twins who are…
NECC Grad Selected for State Department Fellowship
If you want to know what it’s like to have the whole world at your fingertips,…
She Arrived in the U.S. with a Suitcase and a Dream
As a girl, growing up in the Dominican Republic, Paola Sierra de Valerio, now a resident of Lawrence, dreamed…
With Two Internships, This Computer Science Grad is Well Prepared for the Future
Vladimir Ventura of Lawrence is graduating from Northern Essex Community College on May 15 with an Associate Degree…
From High School Drop Out to High Honors College Grad
Michelle Colbert-Mason dropped out of Haverhill High School when she was 16, but she didn’t skip a…
She Had a Career Plan in First Grade
Shania Berard decided on her career path as a six-year old at the Tenney Grammar School in…
This Business Grad is Finishing What She had Started 10 Years Ago
Shanna Guy’s first attempt at college didn’t work out well, but she has certainly redeemed…
Business Student Named Semi-Finalist for Prestigious National Scholarship
Northern Essex Business Transfer student Tiary Gonzalez of Haverhill is one of just eight community college students from Massachusetts…

