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Community College of Rhode Island, the largest public, associate degree-granting college in New England, offers educational opportunities for all Rhode Islanders.
The College provides a variety of career, technical and academic programs at campuses in Warwick, Lincoln and Providence and offers courses at the Newport Hospital satellite facility.
In January, 1960, the Rhode Island Junior College state system was established by an act of the Rhode Island General Assembly. The legislation closely followed the recommendation of a Commission to Study Higher Education, which called for the establishment of a statewide system of junior college campuses with facilities in the Pawtuxet Valley, Blackstone Valley and Mount Hope areas of Rhode Island.
In March, 1964, the Board of Trustees of State Colleges appointed Dr. William F. Flanagan as the first president of Rhode Island Junior College. The College opened its doors in temporary quarters in Providence on September 24, 1964.
Original plans called for an enrollment of 200 students in the opening class, but because of the large number of applications from both faculty and students, Governor John Chafee permitted the expansion of the initial enrollment to 325 students.
On October 7, 1964, Royal W. Knight of Warwick made a gift of 80 acres of property, including an historic homestead and other buildings, to the College. This became the permanent site of the Rhode Island Junior College campus, named the Knight Campus by the Board of Trustees. Later acquisitions of adjoining land increased the campus area to a total of 205 acres.
The Knight Campus, located in the western section of Warwick, adjacent to Routes 2 and 3 and easily accessible to Routes 95 and 295, was opened in September, 1972, with an enrollment of close to 3,000 students. All facilities at this campus are housed under one roof, a futuristic megastructure which encourages social, educational and cultural exchanges among the entire student body.
In June, 1969, the Rhode Island Junior College Blackstone Valley Campus Master Plan was unveiled. The plan updated the overall projections for full development of the Rhode Island Junior College state system and developed basic design criteria for the second campus facility, which was eventually named the Flanagan Campus in honor of the College’s first president.
In November, 1970, Rhode Island voters approved a $12,250,000 bond issue for construction of the Flanagan Campus and preliminary planning for a Newport-Mount Hope Campus.
Construction of the Flanagan Campus was started in the summer of 1974. The 300-acre campus, located on Louisquisset Pike at Route 146 in Lincoln, was opened in September, 1976, with an enrollment of 1,700 students.
Like the Warwick facility, the design of the Flanagan Campus encourages interaction among all students. One large building, made up of three connecting modules, totals nearly seven and one half acres of floor space and includes such innovative features as solar panels for heating water in the field house and computerized temperature control for the building.
The College’s second president, Edward J. Liston, was inaugurated on April 1, 1979. Under his leadership, the College continued to expand with the offering of off-campus credit and non-credit courses at satellite locations.
On June 26, 1980, the Rhode Island Board of Regents for Education approved a change in the name of the College from Rhode Island Junior College to Community College of Rhode Island to reflect the true mission of the institution.
CCRI embarked on a new period of growth and development and reestablished its roots in the inner city with the opening of a permanent community college campus in Providence. In the spring of 1990, Community College of Rhode Island acquired the Opportunities Industrialization Center building located at One Hilton Street in Providence. The Providence Campus was opened in September, 1990. The urban campus makes higher education more accessible to inner city residents, a fundamental mission of community colleges nationwide.
In November, 2000 voters approved a $36 million bond issue for higher education, with $10 million earmarked for construction of a fourth CCRI campus to serve the East Bay/Aquidneck Island area of the state. A ground-breaking at the Newport site is anticipated in Spring 2002.
Dr. Thomas D. Sepe was inaugurated as the third president of the Community College of Rhode Island on April 21, 2001.
From its modest beginning with 325 students in 1964, to its present enrollment of more than 16,000 students, Community College of Rhode Island has grown to meet the goals of its founders. For nearly 40 years, the College’s challenge has been to provide academic transfer programs, career oriented training and student support services of the highest caliber.
Community College of Rhode Island offers programs in academic and vocational-technical areas as well as a full complement of programs and services for full and part-time students, for recent high school graduates and for older, adult learners.
CCRI’s faculty totals approximately 300 full-time members.
Community College of Rhode Island grants the Associate in Arts (A.A.), the Associate in Science (A.S.), the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.), the Associate in Applied Science in Technical Studies (A.A.S.-T.S.) and the Associate in Fine Arts (A.F.A.) degrees. Several one-year certificates are also awarded.
CCRI opens its facilities for public use, sponsors programs on issues of public concern, and offers workshops and seminars for small businesses, for government agencies and for individuals seeking to improve their skills or enhance their lives.
In every sense, CCRI strives to be Rhode Island’s community college meeting the educational needs of the people of this state.
Community College of Rhode Island has adopted the following missions:
MISSION I
Community College of Rhode Island will provide an ambitious array of post-secondary occupational programs and courses designed to prepare students for, and enhance their competence in, paraprofessional and technical jobs in business and industry beyond what might be achieved in high school.
MISSION II
Community College of Rhode Island will offer programs and courses designed for students who wish to transfer their credits to other institutions of higher education, and will work closely with other Rhode Island institutions to develop and improve articulation and transfer programs.
MISSION III
Community College of Rhode Island will give special attention to the quality of its offerings and the effectiveness of its instruction.
MISSION IV
Community College of Rhode Island will provide such student services as may be necessary to a student’s academic progress and as are feasible.
MISSION V
Community College of Rhode Island will provide adult residents of Rhode Island with open access to post-secondary education.
MISSION VI
Community College of Rhode Island will make its facilities available to community groups and the public in general at as low a cost as possible.
MISSION VII
Community College of Rhode Island will sponsor a wide range of non-profit forums, workshops, seminars, courses, lectures, exhibitions, concerts, shows and tours.
MISSION VIII
Community College of Rhode Island will assist community organizations, local businesses and industries, and appropriate state and municipal government agencies to develop and enhance their own educational programs, and will work with these groups to further the State’s economic development objectives.
MISSION IX
Where feasible, Community College of Rhode Island will involve community representatives in establishing and evaluating its programs and activities.
The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is an institution whose paramount mission is the enhancement of growth and learning in every one of its members--students, staff, faculty, administrators and members of the Board of Governors. Membership in this institution involves both privileges and obligations. To preserve the balance between these, and to ensure congruence between all college activities and the college mission, the College has formulated a Code of Ethics by which institutional and individual decisions shall be measured. Broadly interpreted, this code expresses a commitment of conscience, that is, we pledge to conduct our affairs, in spirit as well as in letter, with honesty, frankness, and integrity. The following are essential to this commitment:
1. The terms of this Code of Ethics are to be taken by each member of the CCRI community as a guide in all dealings pertinent to this institution.
2. The principle of academic freedom shall in no way be dishonored.
3. The resolution of conflicts shall be guided by traditionally held, fundamental, and commonly understood principles of honesty, mutual respect, justice, fair play, and equity.
4. The allocation of institutional resources shall be governed by this Code of Ethics, as permitted by the availability of these resources.
5. The ethical obligations incurred by faculty and staff because of membership in professional organization external to this institution should be upheld by those individuals. This statement should not be construed to conflict with other such codes of ethics. In no case would it be considered appropriate for anyone to treat professional standards glibly or irresponsibly.
The Knight Campus is located on 205 acres adjacent to Routes 95 and 295 in Warwick. All academic facilities at this campus are housed under one roof, a futuristic megastructure which encourages social, educational and cultural exchanges among the entire student body. The design of the megastructure reflects the philosophy of the Community College of Rhode Island, which stresses interaction among students from all fields of study. Athletic facilities are located in a separate field house.
The Flanagan Campus occupies a 300 acre site off Louisquisset Pike in Lincoln. It features one building composed of three connected modules, totalling nearly 7 ½ acres of floor space. The building includes such innovative features as solar panels and computerized temperature control. The field house on this campus contains a swimming pool. At Flanagan Campus, students study, learn and relax in modern, comfortable surroundings.
The Liston Campus is located in Providence on almost seven acres of land on the capital city's south side. The contemporary brick structure contains over 20 classrooms, large workshop areas, a central atrium, and a 250 seat auditorium. The urban campus makes higher education more accessible to inner city residents, a fundamental mission of community colleges nationwide.
Community College of Rhode Island offers a wide variety of credit and non-credit courses during the summer months. Classes are held both day and evening.
For further information on the three summer sessions at CCRI, call the Office of Enrollment Services at the Flanagan Campus in Lincoln, the Knight Campus in Warwick or the Liston Campus in Providence.
The Community College of Rhode Island Foundation was established by an Act of the Rhode Island General Assembly in January, 1979 as an independent, non-profit corporation. The Foundation was created for the purpose of encouraging and providing support from private sources for the Community College of Rhode Island. Funds are primarily used to build a self-perpetuating endowment for the College and for scholarships, but are also used to support college-wide projects which include, but are not limited to, professional development awards to faculty and staff, cultural actvities, the purchase of educational equipment not available from state revenues, campus beautification, athletics and library acquisitions, and special programs such as colloquium and fine arts and humanities events.
The mission of the CCRI Foundation states, "The CCRI Foundation is an organization of diverse community leaders working to enhance, support and advocate for CCRI’s continuing excellence as a learning institution by securing supplemental resources for the College."
Members of the corporation are called Foundation Trustees. Nominations to the Foundation are solicited on an on-going basis and members are elected to three-year terms. In accordance with the by-laws, a maximum of 150 Trustees may serve at any given time.
The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors which consists of 17 elected members, and six ex-officio members who are the Chairman of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, the President of the College, the President of the Alumni Association, the Vice-President for Business Affairs of the College, the College's Director of Institutional Advancement and the College's Director of Alumni Affairs. For additional information, please contact the Institutional Advancement Office at 333-7150.
Alumni AssociationThe CCRI Alumni Association works with the CCRI Foundation to raise funds for the College, sponsors social events for graduates and friends of the College, and presents an annual scholarship award to a graduating student who is transferring to a four-year college or university. Alumni Association membership is open to all graduates of the College. The Community College has graduated more than 39,000 students since it first opened its doors in 1964. More information may be obtained by contacting the Director of Alumni Relations at 333-7150.
The Community College of Rhode Island’s Training Center for CPR has operated since 1999 under an agreement with the American Heart Association to provide quality CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) instruction by providing non-credit courses in basic adult and pediatric life support. Training Center for CPR instructors are nurses, emergency medical technicians, or allied health professionals with teaching experience.
HEAL 0200 - CPR for Healthcare Providers is a 5-hour course designed to teach the professional rescuer the basic skills of adult and pediatric CPR and relief of foreign body airway obstruction. The course content includes didactic instruction and hands-on practice in use of barrier devices, bag-valve masks and the automated external defibrillator (AED). Each participant is provided with his/her own latex-free manikin to use during the class to ensure maximum practice time. Course support materials include a watch-then-practice video presentation and practice scenarios.
Course Information:
Required Text: American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers
Students are required to purchase and review the most current version of the American Heart Association text prior to the start of class. The required edition is available at the Flanagan bookstore and must be brought to every class.
AHA Healthcare Provider certification: Certification as American Heart Association Healthcare Provider is documented by a card which is issued upon successful completion of the HEAL 0200 course and is valid for a period of two years.
For more information go to http://www.ccri.edu/facultyweb/jmurphy/ctc/ctcindex.htm.
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