Type Public President Meghan Hughes Students 17,000 Total enrollment 17,893 (2011) Graduation rate 12.2% (2014) | Established 1964 Academic staff 300 Phone +1 401-825-1000 Mascot Knight Colors White, Green | |
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Location Warwick, Rhode Island, United States (Knight Campus), Lincoln (Flanagan Campus), Providence (Liston and Downcity Campuses), Newport (Newport County Campus), Westerly (Satellite Campus) Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 3,950 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 10,582 USD (2015) Notable alumni Joe Polisena, Rheal Cormier, Ken McDonald, Leonidas Raptakis, Juan Pichardo Similar University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, New England Institute o, Bryant University, Johnson & Wales University Profiles | ||
Community college of rhode island s 51st commencement part 2
The Community College of Rhode Island, commonly abbreviated as "CCRI", is the only community college in Rhode Island and the largest community college in New England. The college's primary facility is located in Warwick, with additional college buildings throughout the state.
Contents
- Community college of rhode island s 51st commencement part 2
- Community college of rhode island s 51st commencement part 1
- History
- Campuses
- Organization and administration
- Academic profile
- Student life
- Sport
- Alumni
- References
Community college of rhode island s 51st commencement part 1
History
It was founded as Rhode Island Junior College, "RIJC", in 1964 with 325 students studying at the Henry Barnard School in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1965, a portion of the nearby former Brown & Sharpe manufacturing facility was converted into classroom space and served as the college's primary facility until 1972. The Knight campus in Warwick, RI built on the donated Knight Estate, opened in 1972 as the school's first permanent building and flagship campus. It was followed by three additional campus and 2 satellite locations.
The Margaret M. Jacoby Observatory, located on the Knight Campus grounds, was opened in 1978. The school was renamed the Community College of Rhode Island in June 1980.
Campuses
The college's primary facility is located in Warwick, with additional college buildings throughout the state.
Organization and administration
The college president is Meghan Hughes.
Academic profile
The college offers the following degrees:
Several one-year certificates are also awarded.
Student life
The school's student newspaper is The Unfiltered Lens, which began publication in 2007. It replaced the Knightly News, which had been active in the 1980s, but had become defunct several years prior to the Lens' founding.
Sport
The college athletics teams are nicknamed the Knights.