Student Profiles

What's life like for students at Northampton? What have Northampton graduates gone on to accomplish? What do faculty and staff have to say about working here? Meet some current students and find out why they chose NCC. Read how successful alumni got their start right here and discover what they are up to now. Learn why faculty and staff love working here.

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Mohamed Ebrahim, Indoor Environmental Control student

Like other international students currently studying at NCC, Egyptian native Mohamed Ebrahim has benefitted from interacting with Americans and being in a new social setting. The breaking down of cultural barriers didn’t come easily and is still ongoing, but Ebrahim is enjoying getting to know new people and their differences.

Kyle Fry, Liberal Arts/History student

To find someone who truly enjoys learning the nuts and bolts of how this country came about, they need to look no further than history student Kyle Fry. Fry is likely the type of student that Northampton had in mind when the Liberal Arts program began offering a concentration in history – a student who recognizes that there are two sides to every story, and a student who is driven by curiosity and inquisitiveness.

Esra Zeynep Sensoy, Construction Management student

Esra Zeynep Sensoy of Istanbul, Turkey, is doing just that. Like other international students at NCC, Sensoy traveled over 5,000 miles from home in June of 2011 for her first experience as an American student.

Chris Wiest, Journalism student

Chris Wiest is one such student. The journalism major and associate editor of NCC’s student newspaper, The Commuter, recognizes that while journalism has extended its reach to all forms of social media and interactive online features, there’s still value in the actual process of researching and writing a story.

Kristen Ortiz, Communication Design student

Art is a way of life for some students in the Communication Design program, and Kristen Ortiz is a perfect example of what the arts programs at NCC have to offer.

Sonya Petersheim, Dental Hygiene student

Sonya Petersheim moves about her work space with efficiency, discussing the various aspects of the program and why they’ve reinforced her original desire to become a dental hygienist.

Michael Kingcaid, Communication Design student

Communication design student Michael Kingcaid is one such example, having been influenced by family members who dabbled in the arts and helped draw out his imagination and resourcefulness.

Jordan Ryan-Allen, Sports Management student

To Jordan Ryan-Allen, sport management student at NCC’s Monroe campus, the glass is always half-full. Though he had initially used his Caribbean cultural background to get started in athletics, Ryan-Allen has embraced his program’s curriculum and now understands how to apply what he’s learning to a potential career.

Suzanne Darwish, Political Science Student

For students like Suzanne Darwish – who has traveled to and lived in different areas of the world – political science offers an opportunity to explore how and why public decisions are made about important issues our country is facing.

Darius Baskerville, Psychology Student

Second-year psychology student Darius Baskerville donates his time to a wide range of activities, from the student government at NCC’s Monroe campus to serving as a youth minister at the church where his mother is also a pastor.

Jose Velez, Criminal Justice Student

Unlike the paved, simple ride to class every day at NCC’s Monroe campus, criminal justice student Jose Velez’s path to success has included its share of bumps and detours. Velez’s resilient attitude, however, has helped him to persevere and plan for a career where he can use his skills to help others.

Cameron Feathers, Biotechnology student

Cameron Feathers knows the challenges of balancing family life.

Natahisa Clark, Liberal Arts Student

Liberal Arts student Natahisa Clark’s college life can be summed up in one sentence: She must be the person that NCC had in mind when they designed student planners.

Matthew Walters, Political Science Student

Political science student Matthew Walters is one such example of a student who, upon his return to NCC, carried many skills but was ready for the kind of personal development that he could not get in an Army uniform.

Rosangela Cameron, Accounting student

It's been three decades since accounting student Rosangela Cameron graduated from a Brazilian college with a degree in education, but when she walks into a classroom at Northampton's Monroe campus, her younger classmates see her as one of them.

Elizabeth Clark, Social Work student

Social work student Elizabeth Clark is looking forward to a career where she can spend her time reaching out and helping those in need. From children learning literacy skills to adults coping with grief, Clark has learned through her course work at NCC that social work is her true calling.

Andrew Wargo, Automotive Technology Student

Andrew Wargo is an automotive technology student who currently spends his days under the hoods of cars, but is already envisioning himself someday spending time in front of the classroom.

Alexandra Overholt, Paralegal Student

Paralegal student Alexandra Overholt has one goal: to do well with her studies so that she’ll eventually land in a fulfilling career – one that provides a comfortable life for her two young daughters.

Tyler LaBarre, Sport Management student

Sitting in a classroom at NCC, Tyler LaBarre isn't quite sure he fits in with his younger peers. He might not be the oldest guy in the room, but after six years in the military and three deployments to Iraq, he's more mature than the average student

Wadjia Sharif, Biotechnology Student

Wadjia Sharif hails from nearly halfway around the world, from a country where a woman seeking an education is still difficult even when the law says everyone is equal.

Alyssa Goehring, Veterinary Technology Student

But as veterinary technician (vet tech) student Alyssa Goehring has learned firsthand, the profession has many challenges and isn’t for everyone.

Andreas Ditlevsen, Marketing student

International student Andreas Ditlevsen is more than 4,000 miles from home and is enrolled in an educational system that very much differs from the one in his native Denmark.

Anna Cheng, Paralegal student

Paralegal student Anna Cheng is happy to have found a program of study that has the right kind of work and the right kind of substance.

Bryon Garrison, Radio/TV student

Radio/TV student Bryon Garrison knows that any student with an interest in reporting the news also needs a solid background in working with the latest digital technologies.

Courtney Winzenried, Biological Science student

Biological Sciences student Courtney Winzenried is the type of student who has the foresight to see the value in the chemistry, math and biology courses that are part of the curriculum that will put her on the path to an eventual career as a veterinarian.

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