Program Information Sheet

Institution

Accrediting Agency of College

Administrative Hierarchy

Program Mailing Address

Accrediting Agency of Program

Curriculum Design Characteristics

Faculty and Staff

Graduate Performance Data

Report of the NBCOT Pass Rates

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Institution

Administration/Academic Affairs
Community College of Rhode Island
400 East Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 825-2188

Accrediting Agency of College:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Accredited September 23, 2004

Administrative Hierarchy

• President: Ray DiPasquale
• Vice President of Academic Affairs: Lela Morgan
• Dean of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences: Maureen McGarry, PhD, RN, NCC
• Rehabilitative Health Department Chairperson: Kimberly Crealey Rouillier, DPT, MS
• Occupational Therapy Program Director: Michael A. Nardone, MS, OTR/L

Program Mailing Address

Therapeutic Massage Program
Community College of Rhode Island 
Newport County Campus
1 John H. Chafee Boulevard
Newport, RI 02840

Accrediting Agency of Program

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
4720 Montgomery Lane
PO Box 31220
Bethesda, MD  20824-1220
800-729-2682

Curriculum Design Characteristics

• One year general education (preadmission)-Plus-One year technical education
• Length of Program : 3 semesters
• Total Number of Credit Hours in General Education Courses:  26
• Total Number of Credit Hours in Technical Education Courses:   44
•  Total Number of Contact Hours of Clinical Education:   675
• Current enrollment in each class of the program (Fall 2011)
  • Freshmen:   24
  • Sophomores:  20

Faculty and Staff

Core faculty members who currently hold academic appointments

• Michael A. Nardone, Program Director/Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
• Linda Gatewood, Program Faculty
• Jennifer Hurrell, Rehabilitative Health Department Fieldwork Coordinator

Part-time Faculty (Adjunct)

• Thomas Almeida
• Jennifer Hatch
• Melissa Pedus
• Kristin Mattison
• Beth Gardell
• Leigh Coderre

Laboratory Manager

• Toni Cimini

Laboratory Assistants

• Macalyn Davis

Report of the NBCOT Pass Rates

The total number of graduates who passed the National Board for Certification on Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) certification examination as first-time test takers in 2007-2009 is 15 out of 15, which is a 100% pass rate. During that time period, the program had 21 graduates.

Results of National Board for Certification Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Examination