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SMOOTHER PATHWAY: Rosemary Costigan is the interim president of the Community College of Rhode Island, which is partnering with Rhode Island College on a fully online program that will provide students a smoother pathway to a Bachelor of ­Science in nursing degree.
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2 colleges join forces to clear path for nurses

When Patricia Kelling’s son was born with severe heart problems years ago, she struggled to understand what was wrong. “I didn’t know what the doctors...
A BIT EMPTY: Charles Cullinan, Bryant University Accounting Department chair and professor, teaches a class at Bryant in Smithfield. He acknowledges that there are fewer students aspiring to become accountants these days. 
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States act to reverse CPA shortage. Will R.I.?

Accounting firms have long felt the crunch, and it’s getting worse. A growing shortage of certified public accountants is pushing the profession to its limits,...
FEELING COMFORTABLE: U.S. Navy veteran Lidell Booysen says the University of Rhode Island has eased his transition from the military. URI is one of six local colleges that have received the Military Friendly School designation. 
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These local colleges prove to be ‘military friendly’

Lidell Booysen is a U.S. Navy veteran and a mechanical engineering student at the University of Rhode Island. The 25-year-old isn’t like most of...
EARLY LESSON: Rebecca Johnson, owner of Sylvan Learning Center in Cumberland and Coventry, says she knew at a young age that she wanted to be a teacher. 
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Sylvan Learning Center’s Johnson is a classroom ‘coach’

Business Women Awards 2025 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Rebecca Johnson, Sylvan Learning Center franchise owner ON A TYPICAL weekday afternoon at the Sylvan Learning Center in Coventry, K-12...

CCRI partners with RIC to launch online RN to BSN program

PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College recently announced a fully online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in...

Central Falls launches new business center at RIC Workforce Development Hub

CENTRAL FALLS – Local business owners, community leaders and city officials on Tuesday formally cut the ribbon on the new Central Falls Business Center...
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Most-read stories on PBN.com, April 2025

1. Former hotel lobby in Warwick leased to Italian restaurant chain POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 18. A 5,000-square-foot lobby space at the former Wyndham Hotel...

RIC to suspend 20 degree programs, citing low enrollment

PROVIDENCE – Close to two dozen degree programs and concentrations offered at Rhode Island College will be suspended by the state-run school starting in...

RIC’s cybersecurity institute earns NSA academic excellence designation

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College and its Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies has formally been designated as a U.S. Department of Defense’s National...
UP IN THE AIR: People such as Victoria McNeil, director of financial aid at the University of Rhode Island, are paying close attention to the projected $2.7 billion shortfall for the federal Pell Grant program and what it means for future aid to undergraduate students. 
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The future of Pell grants is unclear for students

The federal Pell Grant program, named after the late Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell, has money problems. The Congressional Budget Office is projecting the program...
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