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September Trustee Notes
Board Welcomes New Student Trustee At its September meeting, the NECC Board of Trustees welcomed Sam Beverage, the newly elected student trustee. A resident of Lawrence, Beverage is an engineering major, who plans to transfer for a bachelor’s degree after…
Archie Returns to Haverhill
On Thursday, Oct. 1, Northern Essex Community College, in partnership with the Buttonwoods Museum, hosted a celebration of the Archie comic strip and its connection to Haverhill. Shown left to right in the photo are Nancy…
NECC’s Student Success Center Recognized for Work with Latinos
When Lawrence resident Jean Carlos Gomez was a student at NECC, he spent hours every day in the Student Success Center (SSC). He credits the center for his success in earning an associate degree. Now the…
Haverhill Campus to Receive New Interior Lighting
Thanks to a partnership with National Grid, all interior lights on the Haverhill Campus will be replaced this fall with energy efficient LED lights. National Grid will cover 45% of the cost of the project, which will total more than…
Fall Convocation Opens 2015/2016 Academic Year
DIY or Do It Yourself projects was the lead into the Tuesday, September 8, fall convocation. As…
“Archie: the Haverhill Connection” Coming to NECC
Northern Essex Community College will celebrate the popular Archie comic strip and its Haverhill influences during the month of October with an exhibit of original comic strip art and two showings of the Haverhill premiere of Archie’s Betty, a documentary…
Northern Essex Community College will celebrate the popular Archie comic strip and its Haverhill influences during the month of October with an exhibit of original comic strip art and two showings of the Haverhill premiere of Archie’s Betty, a documentary…
Short-Term Study Abroad Broadens NECC Students’ Knowledge
Participants in NECC's short-term study abroad program in London, England, stopped at the Tower of London for a photo opportunity. From Left to right Kelly Sanborn, Nathaniel Blair, Professor Steve Russell, Jesebel Jiminez, Annie Aquino, Bergen…
Participants in NECC's short-term study abroad program in London, England, stopped at the Tower of London for a photo opportunity. From Left to right Kelly Sanborn, Nathaniel Blair, Professor Steve Russell, Jesebel Jiminez, Annie Aquino, Bergen…
NECC Signs Historic Agreement with the Dominican Republic’s Public University
On Wednesday, August 12, Northern…
Lawrence Entrepreneur Creates Scholarship for Engineering Students
Lawrence entrepreneur Rafael Guzman is an immigrant success story and he has created a…
Lawrence HS Freshmen Hone Career Goals in Partnership with NECC
For the past year, freshmen from the Lawrence Health and Human Services High School have been exploring career options as…
For the past year, freshmen from the Lawrence Health and Human Services High School have been exploring career options as… Past articles by year
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Northern Essex Student Honored as ’25-26 Newman Civic Fellow
Haverhill, MA (September 10, 2025) — Recent Northern Essex Community College Outstanding Graduating Student Awardee caitlin little has a new honor to add to her impressive resume. Campus Compact has chosen her as a 2025/2026 Newman Civic Fellow. Thirty-eight students… Faculty & Staff »
Eighteen NECC Professors Transform Courses with AI and Open Educational Resources
Haverhill, MA (August 4, 2025) — Over the summer, 18 Northern Essex Community College faculty members have been working to expand student access to free, relevant textbooks and course materials. Those materials are known as Open Educational Resources (OER), and… Campus & Community »
September 2025 Board of Trustees Update
Haverhill, MA (September 3, 2025) — The first Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees meeting of the new academic year took place on the Haverhill Campus in early September. Topics included updates on campus building and improvement projects, a… Programs »
Two Additional Programs Offered in Innovative CBE Model
Haverhill and Lawrence, MA (August 12, 2025) — Northern Essex Community College continues to be a leader in academic innovation with the addition of two more programs offered entirely in the Competency-Based Education model. CBE is an approach that focuses… Events »
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2025
Lawrence and Haverhill, MA (September 15, 2025) — Today marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM). Northern Essex Community College has a series of events and activities planned to celebrate the rich cultures of students, faculty, staff, and surrounding… 
