New England Tech announces $120M expansion

NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY has announced that its East Greenwich campus will undergo a $120 million expansion. / COURTESY NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY has announced that its East Greenwich campus will undergo a $120 million expansion. / COURTESY NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

EAST GREENWICH – New England Institute of Technology will undergo a $120 million expansion at its East Greenwich campus, President Richard I. Gouse announced on Wednesday.
“This is an exciting day for New England Tech,” Gouse said in a statement.
Gouse said this marks the second phase of New England Tech’s $250 million campus development program in East Greenwich, and that the expansion will allow it to offer on-campus housing for the first time in the college’s 75-year history. A 400-room dormitory will be built.
He said the information technology facilities also will be expanded to more than 300,000 square feet, making New England Tech the region’s “largest provider of collegiate level technology-driven training.”
The changes, Gouse said, will allow New England Tech to offer new and expanded degree programs in areas including information technology, advanced manufacturing, the health sciences, architecture, engineering and video/audio production.
The project also will feature expanded classroom space, with further emphasis on information technology capability, a new student dining area, amenities for students such as a fitness center, development of a college “green” open space area, and infrastructure upgrades to accommodate the 226-acre campus.
Since 2005, New England Tech has graduated nearly 12,000 students with careers in 4,000 companies, more than 2,000 of them in Rhode Island, according to information provided by the college.
Said Gouse, “On behalf of our entire college community I am pleased to announce this commitment to our students, faculty and staff. Our commitment however does not end there. The first two phases in our campus development will represent a $250 million investment in Rhode Island and our host community, East Greenwich. For 75 years we
have been on the cutting edge of hands-on career training and thousands of our graduates are employed in high-level careers. This economic development investment will not only continue that tradition, but will now place our college at the most advanced levels of workforce training for 21st century employment.
“We recognize that these are turbulent times and that is why we have instituted progressive measures such as a tuition freeze program and increased financial aid to make our college more affordable. New England Tech, along with the region’s other not-for-profit institutions, understands the key role we play in expanding the local economy. This expansion furthers our ongoing commitment to the state of Rhode Island. ”

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