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A DIFFERENT CLASSROOM: Douglas S. Alexander, director of the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at Rhode Island College, speaks with RIC senior Miled Kalbourji in the institute’s cyber range classroom in 2025.  COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

R.I. higher-ed institutions reshaping talent pipelines

Education 08/14/2026

Educational institutions have come around to the idea that there is more than one kind of classroom, as students learn both on campus and...

PROGRAM SUCCESS: Amy Grzybowski, vice president of workforce development and community relations at New England Institute of Technology, says the success of its surgical technologist pilot program allowed it to become a registered apprenticeship.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Surgical technologist pilot turned apprenticeship helping hospitals fill vacancies

Focus 06/19/2026

In the operating rooms of Rhode Island hospitals, the work moves fast. Scalpels are handed off, instrument trays are counted and procedures unfold with...

New England Tech announces new building for trades education

Editor's Choice 01/07/2026

EAST GREENWICH – New England Institute of Technology announced plans Wednesday to build a $40 million Innovation Center for Building Sciences, a major campus...

Reed secures $100K for NEIT Summer Tech Camp skills-building programs

Education 07/08/2025

EAST GREENWICH – Dozens of high school students from across Rhode Island gathered at the New England Institute of Technology in June for the...

TOUGH TIME: Katharine Amaral, right, director of programs and community partnerships for the nonprofit Junior Achievement of Rhode Island Inc., speaks during Providence Business News’ 2025 Workforce Development Summit on Feb. 13. With her on the panel, from left, are Ara Millette, director of talent acquisition at Brown University Health; Amy Grzybowski, New England Institute of Technology vice president of workforce development and community relations; and Nora Crowley, R.I. Department of Labor and Training deputy director.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Workforce challenges coming at federal, state levels

News Story 02/28/2025

It’s a challenging time for people charged with developing the workforce of the future for Rhode Island. Not only are state agencies and nonprofits nationwide...

N.E. Tech significantly reducing tuition for its trades programming

Economy 02/11/2025

EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology is now offering individuals seeking training to enter the trades workforce close to half off...

New England Tech postpones plans to launch charter school

Education 01/31/2025

EAST GREENWICH – Plans for the New England Institute of Technology to launch a new charter school are being put on hold while the...

STUDENTS AND FACULTY care for animals inside the New England Institute of Technology's new 11,000-square-foot veterinary technology learning lab inside the East Greenwich campus. / COURTESY HEIDI GUMULA/DBVW ARCHITECTS INC.

New England Tech launches $3M veterinary learning lab

Education 02/09/2024

EAST GREENWICH – A continued shortage of veterinary technicians within the health care industry prompted the New England Institute of Technology to create a...

NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE of Technology has launched an early college program for high school seniors. / COURTESY NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

New England Tech launches new early college program for high school...

Education 10/27/2023

EAST GREENWICH – The New England Institute of Technology has launched a pilot early college dual-enrollment program, collaborating with one technical school and the...