Community College of Rhode Island is a public community college located in Warwick, RI. It offers 118 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs).
It is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Community College of Rhode Island is $5,550 for Rhode Island residents and $14,834 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Rhode Island public community colleges' average ($14,834).
The school has 12,275 students, which is higher than Rhode Island community collleges' average (3,270). In addition, 2,352 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (13 to 1) of Rhode Island community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Community College of Rhode Island. Then, we compare its costs to Rhode Island community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Community College of Rhode Island offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | 1 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 52 | 66 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Biotechnology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Ecology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Social Work | NOT OFFERED |
13 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 12,275 students at Community College of Rhode Island including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 4,697 male students and 7,821 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 12,518 | 5,072 | 7,446 |
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| Male Students | 4,697 | 2,217 | 2,480 |
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| Female Students | 7,821 | 2,855 | 4,966 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 12,275 total students, 6,310 students enrolled through distance learning (2,352 students enrolled exclusively and 3,958 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 12,275 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,352 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 3,958 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 5,965 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Community College of Rhode Island.