{"id":28536,"date":"2017-08-16T17:07:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T21:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2017\/08\/16\/bachelor-completion-program-at-necc-makes-transfer-easy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:11:18","slug":"bachelor-completion-program-at-necc-makes-transfer-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/08\/16\/bachelor-completion-program-at-necc-makes-transfer-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor Completion Program at NECC Makes Transfer Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16256\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2017\/08\/David-Arivella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16256\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16256\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2017\/08\/David-Arivella-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Arivella, Computer &amp; Information Sciences: Information Technology<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As someone who didn\u2019t particularly enjoy high school, David Arivella of Haverhill wasn\u2019t looking forward to signing up for even more years of education. It took a little push from his family before he applied to NECC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/cis\/\">Computer &amp; Information Sciences Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce I finally got around to it, I actually had an amazing experience here,\u201d he says. \u201cEvery semester was a little bit different, a little more interesting, and I realized \u2014 unlike high school \u2014 it was really up to me what I wanted to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It did take him a semester to adjust to the differences, he admits, but the risks he took only increased as he \u201cgot the hang of things.\u201d He swiftly became an active participant in his major, eventually taking on an IT-focused internship in the library and a position working in instructional development. Overall, he says, he went from a student who needed a push to one taking his own initiative.<\/p>\n<p>In May, this once-reluctant student earned an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/courses-programs\/areas\/cis\/information-technology\/\">Associate Degree in Computer &amp; Information Sciences: Information Technology<\/a> with honors and he is now enrolled in the Computer &amp; Information Systems Program offered by Lyndon State College of Vermont on NECC\u2019s Lawrence Campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNECC\u2019s partnership with Lyndon State College makes continuing for a bachelor\u2019s degree hugely convenient and affordable,\u201d said David.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always knew I wanted to do something with computers, but I wasn\u2019t sure how to get from where I was to actually doing it for a career,\u201d he says. \u201cAs soon as I came here, the map there became a lot clearer \u2026 and didn\u2019t seem as intimidating or expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about enrolling at Northern Essex, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">website<\/a> or contact Enrollment Services at, <a href=\"mailto:admissions@necc.mass.edu\">admissions@necc.mass.edu <\/a>or 978-556-3700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who didn\u2019t particularly enjoy high school, David Arivella of Haverhill wasn\u2019t looking forward to signing up for even more years of education. 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