{"id":27996,"date":"2018-09-25T13:49:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T17:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2018\/09\/25\/haverhill-man-develops-a-taste-for-engineering\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:25:04","slug":"haverhill-man-develops-a-taste-for-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/09\/25\/haverhill-man-develops-a-taste-for-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Haverhill Man Develops a Taste for Engineering\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/09\/Adam-Kinser.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18856\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2018\/09\/Adam-Kinser-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>Adam Kinser knew he had everything to gain when he enrolled at Northern Essex Community College, but he had no clue as to what he would lose.<\/p>\n<p>When the 22-year-old Haverhill resident receives his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/learn\/credit-programs\/technology-and-engineering\/engineering\/\">Associate of Science in Engineering Science Degree<\/a> in May of 2019 he will be nearly 105 pounds leaner than when he initially walked on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The degree is the result of dedication to his studies and time spent in the math center. The weight loss is the result of dedication to his diet and time spent at NECC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/experience\/wellness-fitness-center\/\">Sport &amp; Fitness Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both, it seems were happy accidents. A 2014 graduate of Whittier Regional Vocational High School, where he was ranked 11th in his class, Kinser waited until the last possible day to enroll for an NECC summer class. That\u2019s all it took for him to shelve the idea of being an electrician like his dad and instead pursue a degree in engineering science.<\/p>\n<p>Then a funny thing happened on his way to a degree. A former wrestler and baseball and football player, he was weighing in at close to 300 pounds when he started visiting his friend who worked for NECC\u2019s Sport &amp; Fitness Center on the Haverhill campus. In addition to lifting weights, which he was accustomed to, for the first time he began to scrutinize his diet. Within a few semesters his five-foot, eight-inch frame was carrying just 183 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Today he works on maintaining his weight as well as his 3.65 GPA. In addition to classes at Northern Essex, he also takes classes at UMass Lowell through the Northeast Consortium of Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/succeed\/academic-support-services\/starting-necc-transferring\/neccum\/\">(NECCUM)<\/a> Program. The program allows our students to take classes at nine area public and private colleges and universities and pay NECC tuition.<\/p>\n<p>If nothing else, Kinser has perseverance. While it took him three attempts and hours in the math center, to pass Calculus 3, he did it.<\/p>\n<p>A 10-weeks internship he procured through NECC kept him busy this summer. He worked for a UMass Lowell graduate student who experimented in polymer processing. Early in the summer he worked for a landscaping company. He banked his earnings so he could devote his time to his studies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSchool always comes first,\u201d he said. \u201cAll my friends are studying engineering. I learned the hard way that unless I put in the time, the work just isn\u2019t going to get done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One day, he hopes to take his degree from NECC and bachelor\u2019s from UMass Lowell, which he hopes to earn by 2020, and work on engine design in the automotive industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love anything with an engine,\u201d he said. As is evidenced by his white and blue, 1984 Honda Interceptor. He\u2019s content riding to class whether it\u2019s NECC or UMass Lowell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorthern Essex is definitely a best option,\u201d he said. \u201cMoney wise I\u2019m in the least amount of debt out of my friends. I tell everyone \u2018come here and see what you like. 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