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This program is open to advanced English speakers with a high school diploma, G.E.D., or college degree from another country. Admission to this program is based on a placement test.<\/p>\n<p>At the Nov. 14 Information Session, individuals will meet with an advising team to identify goals, receive support with the process, and create a personalized plan for college.  Courses start this winter.   For more information contact Sheila Corsaro at <a href=\"mailto:scorsaro@necc.mass.edu\">scorsaro@necc.mass.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced non-native English speakers who are looking to raise their reading and writing skills to the college-level are invited to attend the Career Pathways Bridge Program Information Session on Thursday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Free Program for Non-native English Speakers Preparing for College - NECC News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/11\/05\/free-program-for-non-native-english-speakers-preparing-for-college\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Free Program for Non-native English Speakers Preparing for College - 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