Northern Essex Community College offers one developmental writing course: Basic Writing. It provides instruction in composing, revising, editing and word processing a series of progressively more demanding essays.

Placement into the course is determined by the college's assessment process.

Individualized assistance and instruction is provided to students by the staff of the Writing Center. Students who are enrolled in Basic Writing will be required to use the Writing Center.

This website provides information, resources, and links for current Basic Writing students, other NECC students, NECC faculty, and anyone else interested in learning more about developmental writing instruction at NECC.