{"id":23886,"date":"2021-11-22T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2021\/11\/22\/opportunity-to-get-ahead-during-winter-break\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:25:15","slug":"opportunity-to-get-ahead-during-winter-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/11\/22\/opportunity-to-get-ahead-during-winter-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity to Get Ahead During Winter Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (November 22, 2021) &#8211; Area students have an opportunity to make the most of their winter break. Registration is open now for NECC\u2019s Winter Intersession. Dozens of classes will be offered online starting on January 3 and run for two or four weeks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24630\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2021\/11\/19353321722_0ceb617720_c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24630\" class=\" wp-image-24630\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2021\/11\/19353321722_0ceb617720_c.jpg\" alt=\"a path shoveled in white snow leading up to the technology building on the haverhill campus. it's sunset and the bare tree limbs are silhouetted against the sky\" width=\"420\" height=\"308\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-24630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A winter evening on the Haverhill campus<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With courses like Intro to Business, U.S. History I, and Statistics, Winter Intersession provides an opportunity for students to get caught up or get ahead in their degrees. It\u2019s not just for NECC students; area students who are home on break from other colleges and universities can easily transfer the credits they earn during an intersession course. Classes are also affordable. A typical three credit course costs less than $800.<\/p>\n<p>View the complete winter session course listing <a href=\"https:\/\/cst.necc.mass.edu\/?tskey=0.8030445990513173&amp;?rndData=0.5567886540395701&amp;term=202201-11\">here<\/a>. For more information or to register for winter courses, if you are not currently enrolled at NECC, call us at 978-556-3700, email r<a href=\"mailto:registrarpublic@necc.mass.edu\">egistrarpublic@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/northernessex.wufoo.com\/forms\/z39aat91b0betc\">Non NECC Student Registration Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is also open for spring semester, which starts January 19, 2022. Learn more about the course offerings and how to get started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/current-students\/academic-resources\/register-for-classes\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex Community College has campuses in both Haverhill and Lawrence. It offers approximately 60 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of noncredit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth.\u00a0 Each year, 6,000 students are enrolled in credit associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; and another 2,000 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus, and at businesses and community sites across the Merrimack Valley.\u00a0 For more information, visit the website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\">www.necc.mass.edu<\/a> or call 978-556-3700<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (November 22, 2021) &#8211; Area students have an opportunity to make the most of their winter break. Registration is open now for NECC\u2019s Winter Intersession. 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