NECC Observer

The student news website of Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill and Lawrence, Mass.


How the Center for Liberal Arts embraces different cultures

Northern Essex Community College has a diverse group of students attending both the Lawrence and Haverhill campuses, especially in the Lawrence campus where 80 percent of the...
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Virtual events help students stay connected

Northern Essex Community College has held numerous virtual events ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak last March. Planned events like this allow the NECC community...
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Spreading Alzheimer’s awareness in the community

The Alzheimer’s Association is partnering with NECC to spread awareness about Alzheimers. The association is inviting NECC, students and their families to participate in an event...
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Panel highlights careers in journalism/communication

The Center for Liberal Arts hosts Career Panel events from timeto time to connect students with professionals in the liberal arts community. The purpose of thisevent is to have...
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The academic centers in Northern Essex Community College have been coming up with different ways on how to keep the student body engaged with theschool virtually. The Center for...
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Survey shows students coping with a year of isolation, loneliness

The pandemic has caused a mass amount of change in a small amount of time. Some people may refer to the pandemic as unprecedented. The group that the pandemic has had the largest...
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Registration for summer, fall begins at NECC

Registration for the summer and fall semesters is now open at Northern Essex Community College. The school is offering many different options for classes. There will be in person...
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Reflecting on a year of COVID

In March of 2021 the anniversary of the first lockdown came about, and more specifically the first time since NECC shut down and changed the format to online learning. Students...
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