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Fast Track to CNC Manufacturing - A new two-phase advanced manufacturing boot camp offers free college credits while preparing students for a good-paying career in one of Rhode Island’s fastest growing industries. [Read more.]
Faculty spotlight - Professor Wayne Suits is leading his chemical technology students in the development of PS 48, a material that has shown promise in reversing Alzheimer’s disease during its testing phase. [Read more.]
Raising Opportunities Benefit - Some 370 guests and supporters raised more than $185,000 to expand support services and provide critical financial relief for students in need during this event at the Knight Estate in Warwick. [Read more.]
Grads encouraged to keep taking risks - Members of the Community College of Rhode Island’s Class of 2017 were lauded for taking calculated risks and refusing to give up. [Read more.]
Celebrating the Class of 2017 - The Community College of Rhode Island awarded 1,787 degrees and certificates at its 52nd commencement in the Vincent A. Cullen Field House at the Knight Campus in Warwick.[Read more.]
‘I have to go back to school.’ - On the first day he was a United States citizen, Juan Perez Munoz quietly celebrated with his family. On the second day, he returned to the Community College of Rhode Island to re-enroll and finish his degree in law enforcement. [Read more.]
Embracing opportunity - Barnabas Kawreh, who emigrated from Liberia, will study nursing at the University of Rhode Island this fall and simultaneously will pursue a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies at Colorado Christian University. [Read more.]
'Whim' becomes career path - Brady Monk has been through many types of therapy after a traumatic brain injury in 2011, but the therapy he found on the pottery wheel and in the ceramics studio at CCRI has allowed him to truly flourish. [Read more.]
Committed to helping others - A challenging time in Jacqueline Henao's life led her to discover her passion for working with those who have struggled with depression. [Read more.]
Future educator - Learning English at CCRI allowed Martha De Leon to connect and thrive. Now the Class of 2017 graduate wants to share the gift of language with others. [Read more.]
2017 student speaker - Jazmin Delacruz, who will transfer to the University of Rhode Island this fall, will represent her class as student speaker at CCRI's 52nd commencement on May 19. [Read more.]
New scholarship - Up to five CCRI students who are parents or guardians of young children will receive free diapers for a year through a new scholarship with Project Undercover, a Rhode Island-based nonprofit. [Read more.]
Open Educational Resources - CCRI is embracing the use of freely available textbooks and other materials to help make higher education more affordable for students, who typically spend about $1,200 on textbooks each year. [Read more.]
Engaging the community - As part of a class project, students hung three pieces of art at the Knight Campus in Warwick this week in hopes that passersby will remove a piece and respond on Instagram with the hashtag #americanpiece. [Read more.]
Encouraging others to lead - In her time at CCRI, Alyson Perry has carved a role as a leader in the state’s young conservative political scene – in part through internships she connected with here – and encouraging other students to get involved. [Read more.]
Teacher of the year - The American Massage Therapy Association honored Regina Cobb, director of CCRI's Therapeutic Massage program, with the Jerome Perlinksi Teacher of the Year Award for 2016. [Read more.]
Journal highlights textbook - The American Journal of Nursing has named "Clinical Nursing Calculations" by CCRI Professor Sue Sienkiewicz one of the most valuable texts of the year in its 2016 Book of the Year Awards. [Read more.]CNC lab opens at Liston - The new lab, outfitted with Computer Numerical Control machines that can repeatedly produce complex three-dimensional shapes, will help expand career pathways in advanced manufacturing.[Read more.]
New lab opens at Flanagan - CCRI's groundbreaking new Clinical Simulation Laboratory gives Health Sciences students a controlled environment to develop their skills and rehearse treatment of complex situations. [Read more.]
Alumna shares story - "Keep on going because you can’t quit," advises Mai Donohue, who left war-torn Vietnam for the U.S., raised seven children and then earned an associate degree at CCRI and a bachelor's degree at URI. [Read more about her story]
Cyber range opens - State leaders gathered at CCRI's Newport County Campus to unveil a state-of-the-art cyber range that was created as the result of a public-private partnership. [Read more about the cyber range]CCRI has an open admissions policy giving applicants an opportunity to pursue higher education. We encourage you to attend an Admissions Information Session to learn more about our college and how we can assist you with your educational goals.
