Articles by: Ernie Greenslade
NECC Trustees approve FY23 budget, hear about the April Day of Giving, and approve a sabbatical leave for Professor Adrianna Holden-Gouveia.
Three-hundred graduating seniors from ten local high schools earned college credits in addition to their high school diplomas this year, as participants in Northern Essex Community College’s Early College Program.
The students, along with their families, …
Wilson McCormack, a 2022 CIS grad, found focus and purpose at NECC.
NECC’s 60th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 14 was close to perfect. Here’s a recap as well as photos from the day.
When their jobs in the hospitality field were put on hold in 2020, these two single parents enrolled in NECC’s Lab Science Program.
Michael Zuccola honed his acting skills as a student at NECC, now he’s a professional actor. Read his story in Haverhill Magazine.
Talking to Saviel Ortiz of Lawrence, a 2022 Northern Essex Community College Business Transfer grad, it’s hard not to be impressed.
Only 20-years old, he has worked in banking for two years, and is heading toward a career in commercial lending with an interest in helping to develop low-income communities across the Commonwealth.
When it comes to networking, Sandy Rochon of Amesbury, Northern Essex Community College’s new director of career services, practices what she preaches.
Iseline Mendoza of Lawrence, an accounting major, graduating with high honors, will be the student speaker at NECC’s 60th Annual Commencement Exercises, held on Saturday, May 14 on the Haverhill Campus.
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Spring 2025 Dean’s List
Congratulations to the Northern Essex Community College students on the Spring 2025 Dean's List! To be included, students must attain a grade point average of 3.3 or higher within the term, carry six or more credits within the term, and… Faculty & Staff »
Linda Giampa and Academic Coaching Honored with Hometown Hero Award
Haverhill, MA (May 13, 2025) – Wellpoint, a health benefits company in Massachusetts, proudly recognized Linda Giampa, head of the Northern Essex Community College Academic Coaching program, professor, and president of the Northern Essex MCCC union chapter, as a “Hometown… Campus & Community »
In the News: Proposed Changes to the Pell Grant Program
The House budget bill, passed in May, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, includes substantial changes to the Pell Grant program. The Pell Grant is a federal, need-based entitlement grant awarded to eligible students who are enrolled for… Programs »
NECC Early College Students Honored
Haverhill, MA (May 15, 2025) – More than 460 graduating seniors from 21 local high schools earned college credits in addition to their high school diplomas this year as participants in Northern Essex Community College’s Early College Program. The students… Events »
Hundreds of Area Students Contribute to Peace Poetry Contest & Reading
Haverhill, MA (May 20, 2025) — More than 800 people, many of them K-12 students, submitted works to this year's Peace Poetry Contest & Reading at Northern Essex Community College. Fifth grader Mackenzie Tobin reads her… 
