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Alumni Q&A: Meet Katie Cook
April 24, 2025 – 4:49 pm
Alumni Q&A: Meet Katie Cook Occupation: President and CEO of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce What initially inspired you to attend NECC? Where were you on your professional/personal journey prior to enrolling? Right after high school,…
Student Spotlight: Finding Community at NECC
April 8, 2025 – 10:18 am
Student Spotlight: Finding Community at NECC For many students, the decision on where to pursue higher education can be a daunting one. However, for one Northern Essex Community College student, the choice was clear. Growing up in the Lawrence and Methuen area, Mary Hopwood expressed how…
Student Journalists Win Awards for NECC Observer
April 2, 2025 – 3:57 pm
Student Journalists Win Awards for NECC Observer Portland, ME (March 29, 2025) – Northern Essex Community College student journalists from the NECC Observer recently won awards from The New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) in the college division of the Better Newspaper competition. Shaun Hood of…
MassReconnect Student Shares Passion for Community Engagement
March 24, 2025 – 2:18 pm
MassReconnect Student Shares Passion for Community Engagement Northern Essex Community College student caitlin little has only lived in Haverhill for a couple years. But in that time, she’s immersed herself in the local community. Initially hailing from Nebraska, little is a general studies major and a member…
Q&A with Criminal Justice Major Mirelys Morales
March 18, 2025 – 11:27 am
Q&A with Criminal Justice Major Mirelys Morales When Mirelys Morales graduated from Methuen High School in 2021, she wasn't sure what she should do next. With some gentle nudges from her parents, she decided to explore Northern Essex Community College. Now, just a few months away from…
Honors for the Knights as Men’s Basketball Finishes Season in 9th Place Nationally
March 17, 2025 – 10:42 am
Honors for the Knights as Men’s Basketball Finishes Season in 9th Place Nationally Haverhill, MA (March 17, 2025) – A pair of Northern Essex Community College men's basketball standouts picked up All-Region 21 honors as recently selected by a vote of the league's coaches, while Knights head coach Darren Stratton was named Region…
Knights Earn #8 Seed in NJCAA National Championship
March 6, 2025 – 11:47 am
Knights Earn #8 Seed in NJCAA National Championship The Region 21 and East District champion Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team has been named the eighth seed in the national tournament set to get underway on Wednesday March 12 on the campus of Herkimer College in Herkimer,…
Student Named to YMCA National Youth Advisory Council
March 6, 2025 – 9:59 am
Student Named to YMCA National Youth Advisory Council Northern Essex Community College (NECC) proudly announces that Nayeli Almanzar-Lizardo, a Liberal Arts major and an accomplished student leader, has been appointed to the YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) National Youth Advisory Council. In this prestigious role, Almanzar-Lizardo will collaborate…
Q&A with Liberal Arts and Humanities Major Emma Ruggiero
March 4, 2025 – 9:47 am
Q&A with Liberal Arts and Humanities Major Emma Ruggiero Students choose Northern Essex Community College for a variety of reasons. We recently chatted with Liberal Arts and Humanities graduate Emma Ruggiero of Chelmsford on why she chose NECC, what her experience was like, and what advice she has for…
Alumni Q&A: Meet Sarah Tavitian ’19
January 27, 2025 – 2:27 pm
Alumni Q&A: Meet Sarah Tavitian ’19 Occupation: Small Business Developer, NewVue Communities What initially inspired you to attend NECC? Where were you on your professional/personal journey prior to enrolling? When I graduated from Haverhill High School, I did not…

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