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CJay DiPrima General Studies: Art<\/p><\/div>\n

When CJay DiPrima, co-founder of Stay Positive Apparel<\/a>, transfers from NECC to Southern New Hampshire University this fall, he will take more than 80 college credits with him and a positive academic experience.<\/p>\n

While attending Northern Essex and transferring into a four-year program wasn\u2019t the Windham, NH, resident\u2019s first plan, it eventually became his best plan. The 22-year-old was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin\u2019s Gray Zone Lymphoma just months after he began studying at a private, four-year college.<\/p>\n

The intensive chemotherapy and radiation treatment he endured to fight this rare cancer resulted in a sabbatical from CJay\u2019s studies. When he did return to his college studies, it was at Northern Essex as an art major<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CJay\u2019s personal mantra during his cancer ordeal was \u201cStay Positive.\u201d It was a mantra that he and his best friend emblazoned on a t-shirt. The design was edited to \u201cStay+\u201d so it fit neatly on the t-shirt. The t-shirts started to get noticed and an apparel business was born with 30 percent of all profits donated to the MassGeneral Hospital for Children.<\/p>\n

This entrepreneur turned philanthropist credits NECC, in part, for the company\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Northern Essex. I\u2019m always designing and I\u2019ve been able to incorporate my business designs into school projects and vice versa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Transferring<\/a>, says CJay, has been smooth and is making a bachelor\u2019s degree affordable.<\/p>\n

\u201cTransferring has been great and easy,\u201d he says. \u201cHonestly, I think going to Northern Essex and then transferring to a four-year school is the way to go. You get a great education at a great cost. It\u2019s an easy transition into a four-year college because NECC prepares you to be independent.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about enrolling at Northern Essex for the fall, visit the website<\/a> or contact Enrollment Services at, admissions@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or 978-556-3700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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