Tag: CCRI
Raimondo pledges to expand Rhode Island Promise program if re-elected
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has proposed to dramatically expand the Rhode Island Promise program, if re-elected to a second term.
The scholarship program...
RIDE awards $6.9M for adult education programs
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education has awarded $6.9 million in grants to support 21 adult education programs in Rhode Island, the department...
Numbers related to RI Promise cohort’s successes ‘encouraging’
WARWICK – The Rhode Island Promise scholarship program inception during the 2017-18 academic year has been accompanied by a 240 percent year-over-year increase in first-time,...
R.I. State Police, CCRI train IT pros in critical agencies
NEWPORT – The R.I. State Police Joint Cyber Task Force and the Community College of Rhode Island held a three-day training workshop last week...
Does the nearly 50 percent year-over-year increase in Community College of...
The Community College of Rhode Island was surprised by the success of the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship, as it saw a nearly 50 percent...
Public-private support yields a big win for R.I.’s future
It’s a wonderful thing when a plan works, and the latest example is the success of the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program, a signature...
More students won’t push bottom line for CCRI
WARWICK – Passage of the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship led more than 1,400 first-time, full-time students to enroll at the Community College of Rhode...
R.I. Promise recipients should stay
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program is a good idea. By providing Community College of Rhode Island students with two years...
CCRI hosts R.I. Promise enrollment days
WARWICK - On August 10 and 17 the Community College of Rhode Island will host information sessions for prospective students looking to enroll through...