Tag: Community College of Rhode Island
McKee pushes for $60M bond proposal for CCRI workforce training center...
WARWICK – Gov. Daniel J. McKee is touting a proposed $60 million general obligation bond to build a Workforce Innovation Center at the Community...
Advanced Placement participation surges across R.I. high schools
At Narragansett High School, students as young as freshmen are stepping into college-level classrooms, tackling Advanced Placement courses that just a decade ago few...
CCRI Warwick lockdown over; no threat found
WARWICK – The lockdown order put in place at The Knight Campus of the Community College of Rhode Island Tuesday has been lifted.
The campus, along...
Report: R.I. manufacturing sector looks to new markets, investments in workforce...
PROVIDENCE – From accelerating industry adoption of new technologies, opening up access to new markets and strengthening talent pipelines through job training and collaboration,...
Build a resilient workforce
Rosemary A. Costigan | Community College of Rhode Island president
Resilience is not something that happens by chance. It is cultivated deliberately through foresight,...
Polaris MEP receives $2.45M grant to expand advanced manufacturing career pathways
PROVIDENCE – Polaris MEP has received a $2.45 million grant from the Ascendium Education Group to expand equitable career pathways into advanced manufacturing for...
CCRI steps into apprenticeship gap
Rhode Island reached a record number of jobs in 2025 – with the count exceeding 515,000 last April – but industry leaders warn that...
PBN summit: Workforce readiness starts before graduation
Rhode Island’s workforce challenges are no longer confined to unemployment rates or post-pandemic churn.
Instead, educators and industry leaders say the pressure point has shifted...
CCRI graduates first cohort of Banking Micro-Pathway program
WARWICK – Ten Rhode Islanders are now ready to launch careers in banking after completing the Community College of Rhode Island’s first Banking Micro-Pathway,...
PBN summit: Skills gaps, demographics challenges linger for R.I. workforce
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s labor market is stable by the numbers, with unemployment below 5% for more than four years, yet for many employers,...
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