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CCRI has been granted recognition by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), a non-profit, non-governmental higher education accreditor recognized by the US Department of Education, for offering high-quality non-credit workforce programming, based on a comprehensive evaluation of CCRI's non-credit offerings.

CCRI and Office of Energy Resources (OER) have announced the development and launch of a new HVAC/R and Heat Pump Workforce Training program.

The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) announced it has been awarded $1.54 million through the RI Department of Labor and Training's RealJobs Rhode Island program and the Rhode Island Rural Health Transformation Program. The funding will empower CCRI to address the growing demand for qualified healthcare support professionals in the state's rural communities.

The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) and the University of Rhode Island (URI) proudly announce a new, fully online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science (RN-to-BS) program. This collaboration provides CCRI nursing alumni with an accessible and adaptable route to achieve their Bachor of Science degree at URI, all while maintaining the high academic standards and clinical focus required by Rhode Island's medical facilities.

The CCRI Theater's 2026-27 season begins this October. From Thursday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 4, the program will conduct five performances of 'No Exit,' the classic existentialist play by French playwright Jean-Paul Sartre.

The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) today announced it is joining the Lowe's Foundation's Building Futures Skilled Trades Coalition, a national effort bringing together organizations from across the skilled trades ecosystem to help train and develop 1 million people for skilled trades careers by 2035.

What happens when you mix advanced microscopy, biological research, and studio art? At the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), it results in an incredible outburst of student creativity and scientific inquiry.

The Community College of Rhode Island welcomed faculty and staff back to campus last Thursday for Opening Day Convocation, the College's annual gathering marking the start of a new academic year. President Rosemary A. Costigan opened the 2026-27 year with an inspiring call to action, urging the CCRI community to embrace the work ahead and be "brave enough to try."

As demand grows for skilled engineers and technicians to power Rhode Island's advanced manufacturing, marine, and clean energy sectors, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01) announced $4,619,389 of federal funding awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the University of Rhode Island, in partnership with the Community College of Rhode Island, to support scholarships for high-achieving, low-income students pursuing degrees in engineering and engineering technology.

Nine student-athletes from the Community College of Rhode Island have earned All-Academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for the 2025-26 seasons, highlighting CCRI Athletics' continued commitment to excellence in and out of the classroom. The NJCAA All-Academic Teams recognize student-athletes with a GPA of 3.60 or higher.

This summer, Community College of Rhode Island students are transforming repurposed license plates into unique works of art and custom manufactured goods.

The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Alumni Association is pleased to announce the induction of three distinguished alumni into its prestigious Society of the Knights. The newest inductees will be honored at the Knight of Opportunity gala scheduled for Friday, October 16, at the Bally’s Event Center in Lincoln.

The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) has announced the launch of a new Welding Training Program, developed in partnership with Senesco Marine, a leading shipbuilding and marine fabrication company based in North Kingstown, and Polaris MEP, Rhode Island's Manufacturing Extension Partnership center.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theater has named Community College of Rhode Island graduate Miguel Soto-Sanchez '24 as a fellow in its 2026-27 Gamm Fellowship Program.

The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) celebrated the first graduating class of its new Fit2Serve: Pathway to Policing program during a ceremony on Monday, July 13, at the Warwick Campus. Fifteen students successfully completed the intensive eight-week law enforcement academy preparation program, which is designed to equip Rhode Islanders with the physical and mental foundation required for modern law enforcement careers.