Community College of Rhode Island is a public community college located in Warwick, RI. It offers 109 programs for degree/certificate.

It is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Community College of Rhode Island is $5,326 for Rhode Island residents and $14,210 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Rhode Island public community colleges' average ($14,210).

The school has 12,263 students, which is higher than Rhode Island community collleges' average (4,142). In addition, 2,916 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (11 to 1) of Rhode Island community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Community College of Rhode Island. Then, we compare its costs to Rhode Island community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance - CCRI
Rhode Island ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,326$14,210
Books & Supplies$1,200
Off-Campus Living Costs$19,613
Average Financial Aid$5,289
Cost of Attendance$26,139$35,023
After Financial Aid$20,850$29,734
CCRI Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Rhode Island ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Community College of Rhode Island$5,326$14,210
Public Community Colleges in Rhode Island$5,326$14,210
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Community College of Rhode Island offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs4762NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
CommunicationNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information Sciences1 completers
3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications7 completers
23 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager6 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 22 completers
NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Energy Systems Engineering, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering TechnologyNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Hardware Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)NOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 16 completers
NOT OFFERED
Court Reporting/Court Reporter NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 967 completers
NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cyber/Electronic Operations and WarfareNOT OFFERED 17 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 19 completers
NOT OFFERED
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Physical Fitness TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Chemical Technology/Technician1 completers
6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 33 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Jazz/Jazz StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Assisting/Assistant16 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical BillerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist AssistantNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 22 completers
NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFERED 16 completers
NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer7 completers
18 completers
NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Histologic TechnicianNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/PhlebotomistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 244 completers
NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training20 completers
19 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 102 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Customer Service Management2 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 32 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services1 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management1 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Tourism Promotion Operations1 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 12,263 students at Community College of Rhode Island including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 4,698 male students and 7,264 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total11,9624,7367,226
Male Students4,6982,1692,529
Female Students7,2642,5674,697

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 12,263 total students, 6,715 students enrolled through distance learning (2,916 students enrolled exclusively and 3,799 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,263
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,916
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,799
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,548

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Community College of Rhode Island.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address400 East Ave, Warwick, RI
Phone401-825-1000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$5,326
Out-of-State$14,210
Student Population »12,263 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »23%
Transfer-out Rate9%
Retention Rate60% (Full-time)
40% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$5,289
Students to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)