College Governance

The Governance structure of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is based on a shared governance model. As practiced at CCRI, shared governance is a set of processes and procedures through which college faculty, staff, and administrators collaborate in making recommendations about issues of college-wide importance in the following areas:  Academic, Business, Facilities, Institutional Planning, Student Affairs, and Technology.

New! 

View the results of the May 2019 Governance amendment process. The Governance Manual will be updated to reflect the amendments.

View the results of the Spring elections. Rosters for all committees will be updated within the first week of April. 

View the results of the December 2018 Governance amendment process here. 

Function of the Governance Structure:

1. Action items are submitted to the appropriate committee for review.
2. The committee meets and votes on proposed action items.
3. Approved items are forwarded as recommendations to the appropriate Senior Officer for review (see below).
4. The Senior Officer forwards recommendations to the President's Council for review.
5. The President will review the submitted items and make a final decision on implementation.
6. All approved items will be posted on the Governance Website.

Governance Organizational Structure