Tag: Rhode Island College
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...



















