{"id":26631,"date":"2020-02-24T21:15:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T02:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2020\/02\/25\/find-out-how-to-become-a-student-athlete-at-necc\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:47:25","slug":"find-out-how-to-become-a-student-athlete-at-necc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/02\/24\/find-out-how-to-become-a-student-athlete-at-necc\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Out How to Become a Student Athlete at NECC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2020\/02\/201911-043-Facebook-Athletic-open-house-graphic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-22298 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2020\/02\/201911-043-Facebook-Athletic-open-house-graphic-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"Do You Want to Play Sports in College?  Featuring a runner, basketball player, baseball batter, and softball pitcher.\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a>Athletes who are considering college are invited to learn more about the 12 varsity sports offered at Northern Essex Community College at an NECC Knights\u2019 Athletics Open House on Tuesday evening, March 10 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Pentucket Bank Lecture Hall in the Spurk Building on the Haverhill Campus, 100 Elliott St.<\/p>\n<p>The open house will include tours of the campus (5 to 6 p.m.), a presentation on academic programs and student support services (6 to 6:45 p.m.), a student athlete panel (6:45 to 7:15 p.m.), and a tour of the fitness center and opportunity to meet with coaches (7:15 p.m.).<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex Community College competes as a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcaa.org\/landing\/index\">National Junior College Athletic Association<\/a> (NJCAA) and sponsors\u00a0 varsity intercollegiate sports including baseball, men&#8217;s basketball, women&#8217;s basketball, softball, women&#8217;s volleyball, men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s cross country, men&#8217;s soccer, Esports and men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s track and field. 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