Explore Majors & Careers
Start Here: Explore Your Options
Northern Essex Community College offers several tools to help you learn how your interests connect to majors, programs, and careers. Use this page to explore majors, careers, and NECC programs in one place.
- NECC Program Finder: Browse NECC degrees and certificates and see how they connect to careers.
- What Can I Do With This Major?: Explore common career paths, types of employers, and strategies for over 100 majors
- Career Coach: Search real-time labor market data, job postings, and career information tailored to our region.
Use one tool or combine them to move from “I’m not sure what to study” to clear next steps.
NECC Program Finder
The NECC Program Finder helps you browse all of our degrees and certificates and filter by your interests, location, or learning format. Each program page includes details about required courses, transfer options, and possible career paths.
Use Program Finder to:
- Search by keyword, subject area, or career interest.
- Compare program options side by side.
- Plan your next steps, including transfer and career goals.
What Can I Do With This Major?
What Can I Do With This Major? features profiles on 100 college majors with information on common career paths, types of employers that hire in the field, and strategies to maximize opportunities.
Here is a directory of NECC program topics, with links to their corresponding WCIDWTM profiles.
- These links are not representative of all career options. We encourage you to explore the full range of majors and careers on the What Can I Do With This Major? website.
| NECC Program Topic | WCIDWTM Profile |
|---|---|
| American Sign Language Studies | |
| Art and Design | |
| Accounting | |
| Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counseling | |
| Biology | |
| Business | |
| Chemistry | |
| Children’s Behavioral Health | |
| Communication | |
| Community Health Worker | |
| Computer Aided Drafting | |
| Computer & Information Sciences | |
| Criminal Justice | |
| Culinary Arts | |
| Dental Care | |
| Early Childhood Education | |
| Educational Studies (Grades 1-12) | |
| Electronic Equipment Technology | |
| Engineering | |
| Exercise Science | |
| Healthcare | |
| Hospitality Management | |
| Human Services | |
| Journalism | |
| Laboratory Science | |
| Law Enforcement | |
| Liberal Arts | |
| Music | |
| Medical Assistant | |
| Medical Billing & Coding | |
| Medical Office | |
| Nursing | |
| Paramedic Technology | |
| Peer Recovery Specialist | |
| Philosophy | |
| Physics | |
| Psychology | |
| Public Health | |
| Radiologic Technology | |
| Respiratory Care | |
| Sleep Technology | |
| Writing |
Career Coach
Career Coach by Lightcast connects NECC programs to up-to-date career and labor market information for our region. You can search for careers or programs and see typical wages, local job postings, required education, and related programs at NECC.
Use Career Coach to:
- Explore careers based on a job title, keyword, or interest.
- View salary ranges, job outlook, and typical tasks for each career.
- Discover which NECC programs prepare you for that path.
Students may use the Program Finder and WCIDWTM? to get ideas, then use Career Coach to see local data on those careers.
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- What Can I Do With This Major?
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- Academic Calendar
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