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Meet Rhode Island College Why RIC? A Great Value Explore Providence and Rhode Island Facts about RIC
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    Meet Rhode Island College Why RIC? A Great Value Explore Providence and Rhode Island Facts about RIC

    Academics

    Overview Find Your Program Meet our Dedicated Faculty Learn about our Student Accomplishments

    Meet Our Students

    CKarla Agudelo, Health Education Graduate Katie DeRosa, Youth Development Graduate Maizah Gomes, Elementary Special Education Graduate Travis Dumas, Psychology Master's Program Graduate Tricia Bakowski, Master of Nursing Graduate

    Beyond the Classroom

    Living on Campus Athletics Get Involved Student Health, Wellness & Support Academic Resources

    Campus Map

    Interactive Map

    Rhode Island College is the first public institution of higher education in the state of Rhode Island.

    • Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
    • The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
    • By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
    • In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
    • In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
    • Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
    • Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.


     

    Rhode Island College is the first public institution of higher education in the state of Rhode Island.

    • Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
    • The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
    • By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
    • In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
    • In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
    • Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
    • Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.


     

    Rhode Island College is the first public institution of higher education in the state of Rhode Island.

    • Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
    • The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
    • By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
    • In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
    • In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
    • Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
    • Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.


     

    Rhode Island College is the first public institution of higher education in the state of Rhode Island.

    • Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
    • The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
    • By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
    • In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
    • In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
    • Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
    • Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.


     

    Rhode Island College is the first public institution of higher education in the state of Rhode Island.

    • Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
    • The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
    • By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
    • In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
    • In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
    • Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
    • Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.


     

    Facts about RIC

    Rhode Island College is the first public institution of higher education in the state of Rhode Island.

    • Our original location opened as the “Rhode Island Normal School” in 1854, with the goal to provide teacher preparation to young Rhode Islanders.
    • The first class consisted of 27 students, including three men. Students ranged in age from 15 to 25 years old.
    • By 1898, our school evolved into a teachers' college, the “Rhode Island College of Education.”
    • In the 1958-59 academic year, we moved to our current Mount Pleasant campus.
    • In 1959, our name changed to “Rhode Island College” to reflect our new purpose of providing comprehensive higher education.
    • Over the years, we have proudly served as a "College of Opportunity" for first-generation college students.
    • Today, we are located on a 180-acre park-like campus and serve approx. 7,000 students annually.


     

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