{"id":28873,"date":"2016-03-07T13:41:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T18:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2016\/03\/07\/northern-essex-to-host-spring-open-house-in-lawrence\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:54:57","slug":"northern-essex-to-host-spring-open-house-in-lawrence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/03\/07\/northern-essex-to-host-spring-open-house-in-lawrence\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Essex to Host Spring Open House in Lawrence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13021\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/03\/El-Hefni.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13021\" class=\"wp-image-13021 size-medium\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/03\/El-Hefni-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"El Hefni\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Allied Health and Technology Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Northern Essex Community College will host an open house for prospective students on Saturday, March 12 at the Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Allied Health and Technology Center, 414 Common Street, Lawrence. The open house, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon, is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Those attending can take a tour of the campus, learn about financial aid, and explore academic programs.<\/p>\n<p>NECC\u2019s Lawrence campus houses the majority of the college\u2019s health care programs and features state of the art classrooms and lab spaces, a high-tech health education simulation center, an information literacy lab, a library, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information about the upcoming open house, please contact enrollment services at 978-556-3700 or at <a href=\"mailto:admissions@necc.mass.edu\">admissions@necc.mass.edu<\/a>. To learn more about programs offered through NECC, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\">www.necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence, Northern Essex offers over 70 associate degree and certificate programs as well as hundreds of noncredit courses designed for personal enrichment and career growth. More than 7,400 students are enrolled in credited associate degree and certificate programs on the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses; another 6,700 take noncredit workforce development and community education classes on campus and at business and community sites throughout the Merrimack Valley. Northern Essex is the only state college located in the lower Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Essex Community College will host an open house for prospective students on Saturday, March 12 at the Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Allied Health and Technology Center, 414 Common Street, Lawrence. 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