{"id":28856,"date":"2016-02-25T20:50:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T01:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2016\/02\/26\/she-helps-you-transfer-successfully\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:54:40","slug":"she-helps-you-transfer-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/02\/25\/she-helps-you-transfer-successfully\/","title":{"rendered":"She Helps You Transfer Successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/02\/Grace-Young-Faces-of-NECC-newsroom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12928\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/02\/Grace-Young-Faces-of-NECC-newsroom-300x163.png\" alt=\"Grace-Young-Faces-of-NECC newsroom\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" \/><\/a>Grace Young doesn\u2019t just want you to be successful at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a>. She wants you to successfully transfer into a bachelor\u2019s program, perhaps a master\u2019s program, and finally a rewarding career.<\/p>\n<p>As dean of academic support services, articulation, and transfer, Young is tasked with helping you plan your future. She sees to it that potential and current students continue to uncover the very best version of themselves through higher education.<\/p>\n<p>She guides students through the process of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/support-services\/transfer\/\">transferring<\/a> to one of the dozens of public and private colleges and universities that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/support-services\/transfer\/transfer-agreements\/\">transfer agreements<\/a> with Northern Essex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite things to do are advocate for students and forge pathways for them to reach higher by transferring after they have attended Northern Essex,\u201d she says. \u201cThe more education one has, the more opportunities one has for moving up the socioeconomic ladder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Young isn\u2019t shy about using herself as an example and inspiration when engaging the students. A former police officer, deputy sheriff, and U.S. Marshall, Young is no nonsense when it comes to a student\u2019s future. She has, as they say, walked the walk. A native of St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies, she attended Delmar Community College in Texas, transferred to Texas A &amp; M University in Texas where she earned her bachelor\u2019s in psychology. She completed her master\u2019s in occupational social work at Syracuse University.<\/p>\n<p>While her accomplishments have been many, Young shares with students that she was once placed on \u201cacademic suspension\u201d and had a \u201cjourney back to grace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey then understand why I do what I do and why education is so important,\u201d she says. \u201cIn my role, engaging students is easy for me. I treat them like family and identify with them, check in on them all the time\u2026I assign them tasks to do that involve their future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Young warns them to never under estimate the integrity of the education they will receive at a community college.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My foundation was at a community college\u2026that foundation carried me through Syracuse University,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on transferring visit the transfer student guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/academics\/support-services\/transfer\/transfer-guide\/\">page<\/a>\u00a0or contact the NECC academic advising office at\u00a0978-556-3440.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grace Young doesn\u2019t just want you to be successful at Northern Essex Community College. 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