Community College of Rhode Island

The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is a state-supported public two-year college in the US state of Rhode Island. It opened in Providence on 24 September 1964 as Rhode Island Junior College and took its current name in 1980. According to the college, it is the largest public two-year degree-granting college in New England. It has four main campuses in Warwick, Lincoln, Providence and Newport, satellite campuses in Westerly and Woonsocket, and online and hybrid classes. Each year nearly 18,000 students enrol in credit-bearing degree and certificate programmes, and about 8,500 more in workforce development and adult education.

CCRI offers more than 200 associate degree, certificate, diploma and transfer programmes in areas such as:

• Arts and Humanities
• Business, Economics and Data Analytics
• Communication, Media and Film
• Health and Health Administration
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

It also runs workforce training, apprenticeships and adult education. More than 120 transfer agreements with four-year universities, including URI and RIC, help students continue towards a bachelor's degree. Admission is open to everyone who applies and the application is free; health science programmes have a competitive admission process. Through Rhode Island Promise, Rhode Islanders coming straight from high school can study for an associate degree tuition-free.