Community College of Rhode Island
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The front side of the Knight Campus in Warwick. The building designed in Brutalist style.
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1964 |
| President | Meghan Hughes |
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Academic staff
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300 |
| Students | 17,000 |
| Location | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States (Knight Campus), Lincoln (Flanagan Campus), Providence (Liston and Downcity Campuses), Newport (Newport County Campus), Westerly (Satellite Campus) |
| Campus | Rural, Urban, Suburban 505 acres (2.04 km2) |
| Colors | Green and Grey |
| Mascot | CCRI Knight |
| Affiliations | University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College under the Joint Admissions Agreement (JAA) |
| Website | www.ccri.edu |
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The Community College of Rhode Island, commonly abbreviated as "CCRI", is the only community college in Rhode Island and the largest community college in New England. The college's primary facility is located in Warwick, with additional college buildings throughout the state.
It was founded as Rhode Island Junior College, "RIJC", in 1964 with 325 students studying at the Henry Barnard School in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1965, a portion of the nearby former Brown & Sharpe manufacturing facility was converted into classroom space and served as the college's primary facility until 1972. The Knight campus in Warwick, RI built on the donated Knight Estate, opened in 1972 as the school's first permanent building and flagship campus. It was followed by three additional campus and 2 satellite locations.
The Margaret M. Jacoby Observatory, located on the Knight Campus grounds, was opened in 1978. The school was renamed the Community College of Rhode Island in June 1980.
The college's primary facility is located in Warwick, with additional college buildings throughout the state.
The college president is Meghan Hughes.
The college offers the following degrees:
Several one-year certificates are also awarded.
The school's student newspaper is The Unfiltered Lens, which began publication in 2007. It replaced the Knightly News, which had been active in the 1980s, but had become defunct several years prior to the Lens' founding.
The college athletics teams are nicknamed the Knights.
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