There are 3 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in Rhode Island - 1 public and 2 private schools.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of Rhode Island community colleges is $5,550 for Rhode Island residents and $24,173 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $4,545. A total of 13,002 students enrolled in Rhode Island community colleges (4,334 in average).
Rhode Island Community Colleges Average Statistics
2 Rhode Island community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 88.89% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 100.00%.
1 schools offer online degree/programs and 2,352 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 60.33% and the transfer-out rate is 60.33%. The average students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 at Rhode Island community colleges.
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for Rhode Island community colleges.
Rhode Island Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
Community College of Rhode Island is ranked first among Rhode Island community colleges and IYRS School of Technology & Trades and Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $5,550 for Rhode Island residents and $24,173 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Rhode Island community colleges with key statistics by ranking.