{"id":31009,"date":"2011-07-05T20:21:10","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T00:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2011\/07\/06\/necc-offers-free-college-prep-program\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:33:12","slug":"necc-offers-free-college-prep-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/07\/05\/necc-offers-free-college-prep-program\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Offers Free College Prep Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone interested in attending college in the fall is invited to attend NECC\u2019s Summer Bridge Program, a free eight-week program, designed to help students prepare for college.<\/p>\n<p>Offered Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. at NECC Riverwalk in Lawrence, the grant-funded program will cover academic skills building in math, reading, and writing, college success skills, and career exploration.\u00a0 GED recipients as well as high school graduates are welcome.<\/p>\n<p>The program will begin July 6 and run through August 22nd.\u00a0 Anyone interested in learning more is invited to attend an information and registration session on Thursday, June 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. at NECC Riverwalk, 360 Merrimack St., Building 9, Entry K, 3rd floor.<\/p>\n<p>The NECC Summer Bridge Program is funded by the Massachusetts College Access Program in collaboration with Middlesex Community College .<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this free program, contact Sue Zielinksi at szielinski@necc.mass.edu or 978 659-1273.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone interested in attending college in the fall is invited to attend NECC\u2019s Summer Bridge Program, a free eight-week program, designed to help students prepare for college. 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