CCRI ranked 2nd in nation for IT services

WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has placed second in the country among large community colleges in the third national Digital Community Colleges Survey, which examines how colleges use information technology to deliver services to their students, faculty and staff.
The American Association of Community Colleges and the Center for Digital Education conduct the survey biennially to showcase and reward community colleges throughout the country that are providing a high level of online services and support.
The survey covers the breadth of technology available at community colleges and assesses how well IT departments support both technology and users. CCRI’s Information Technology Department provided the surveyors with more than 100 specific links as evidence of various applications and resources for staff, faculty and students. About 200 colleges were surveyed.
Two years ago, the survey ranked CCRI fifth among large community colleges.