Should state aid to Rhode Island’s three public colleges be increased to help offset expected declines in enrollment?

PBN Staff

08/21/2020

URI (1) — ALL THREE of Rhode Island's public colleges expect fall enrollment to decline. Above, the University of Rhode Island's South Kingstown campus./ COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

All three of Rhode Island’s state colleges are expecting enrollment declines for the upcoming fall semester, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Community College of Rhode Island expects fall enrollment to be 10-20% lower than last year, according to a report recently submitted to the R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education. Rhode Island College's preliminary…

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