Alumni News

The Community College of Rhode Island has launched its inaugural Season of Giving, a monthlong campaign running from November 3 to December 3 aimed at supporting CCRI students and the broader Rhode Island community.

Sophie Bryant just started her second year at the Community College of Rhode Island, but the Smithfield native already has a loaded collegiate résumé. She has 10 theater performances, including three Summer Rep seasons, under her belt. She’s president of CCRI Players. She plans to transfer to a four-year school in a major city after earning her associate’s degree next spring. And, most recently, Bryant's "God of Carnage" performance earned her a nomination for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

The Community College of Rhode Island is partnering with the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, and the City of Newport to sponsor the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce Career Fair on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Innovate Newport.

The Community College of Rhode Island Players’ 2025-26 season begins this week. From Thursday through Sunday, the program will conduct five performances of “God of Carnage”, a play originally written by French playwright Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton. Performances are set for Oct. 2, 3, and 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET, and Oct. 4 and 5 at 2 p.m.

Keily Avila understands the incredible value of studying at the Community College of Rhode Island. The Providence native is pursuing a degree in computer science, receiving free tuition through the Rhode Island Promise scholarship, and planning to transfer to a four-year institution through CCRI’s Joint Admissions Agreement (JAA) program. So, it was no surprise to see Avila elected as the school’s new student government president, a job she’ll hold throughout her final year at CCRI.