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Rhode Island prides itself on its many outstanding educational opportunities. School age children
may attend public or private schools. Higher education opportunities exist in the form of public,
private, and community colleges and universities.
Rhode Island is home to two public universities. The University
of Rhode Island (URI) is based in Kingston, with three other campuses: the Feinstein Providence campus, W.
Alton Jones campus, and the Graduate
School of Oceanography at Narragansett Bay. Founded as the state’s agricultural school in 1888,
URI provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, with over 100 majors in seven
degree-granting colleges, to over 15,000 students. Rhode
Island College in Providence, founded in 1854, serves approximately 9,000 students in both
undergraduate and graduate programs. Rhode Island College is especially renowned for its teacher
education opportunities.
Rhode Island boasts several private universities and colleges. Brown University in Providence, founded in 1764, serves nearly 8,000 students
with approximately 100 programs of study. Bryant
University in Smithfield, founded in 1863, is a student-centered university, providing academic
programs integrating business and liberal arts to 3,200 undergraduate and 400 graduate students.
Johnson & Wales University, established in 1914,
is comprised of six campuses in different states, the largest being in Providence, and enrolls nearly
10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The New
England Institute of Technology in Warwick, established in 1970, is a private, non-profit
technical college that prides itself as a leader in technical career education in Southeastern New
England, and offers associate and bachelor degrees in 29 programs to over 2,800 students. Gibbs College in Cranston offers year-round, career-oriented programs to its
students. The Naval War College in Newport
educates members of the armed forces and the defense community for leadership positions, and fosters
global friendship, knowledge, and cooperation with the international community. Providence College in Providence is a liberal arts institution with a Catholic
foundation; founded in 1917, Providence College educates nearly 5,600 students and offers 49 majors
and 34 minors. The Rhode Island School of Design
in Providence, founded in 1877, educates approximately 2,200 students in art and design. Roger Williams University in Bristol is a progressive, student-centered liberal
arts university founded in 1919, offering 36 majors and five professional schools to approximately
5,200 students. Salve Regina University in
Newport, founded in 1934, is an independent institution in the Catholic tradition of education, and
offers its 2,500 students undergraduate academic programs in liberal arts in addition to
pre-professional and professional programs. Zion Bible
College in Barrington emphasizes teaching and training students for Pentecostal ministry.
Rhode Island’s chief community college, the Community
College of Rhode Island, is the largest public, two-year degree granting college in New England,
and provides career, technical, and academic programs at four main campuses in Warwick, Lincoln,
Providence, and Newport. Additional campuses are located in downtown Providence and in Westerly.
Community College of Rhode Island, the largest public, two-year, degree granting college in New
England, offers educational opportunities for all Rhode Islanders.
Rhode Island offers excellent opportunities for education regardless of preference.
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