Rhode Island Promise

effect on
Rhode Island College
Brianna Araya
 MISSION STATEMENT

“As a leading regional public college, Rhode Island College personalizes

higher education of the finest quality for undergraduate and graduate
students. We offer vibrant programs in arts and sciences, business and
professional disciplines within a supportive, respectful and diverse
community. Dedicated faculty engage students in learning, research, and
career attainment, and our innovative curricula and co-curricula foster
intellectual curiosity and prepare an educated citizenry for responsible
leadership”
 RHODE ISLAND PROMISE

• 2 year scholarship to local community college

• Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI)
• Open to Rhode Island Residents
• 19 years old or younger
• To maintain the scholarship
• Take 15 credits a semester
• Maintain a 2.5 GPA
• Enroll in 4 semester concurrently
 HOW THIS EFFECTS RIC?

• Low Admission of first year students

• On-time graduation rate is 14%
• High number of transfers students
• Does not aid students who cannot afford RIC
• Pell eligible – covers CCRI, doesn't cover all of RIC or URI
• Average debt for graduating students is $26,624
 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• The original proposed Rhode Island promise included URI and RIC as well but
was only approved for CCRI, why do you think the Rhode Island promise was
not approved for RIC and URI?

• Do you think higher education should be free? Why or why not?

• As student affair professionals, how can we aid our students with the financial
burden of higher education? What can RIC to do support their students?
 REFERENCES

• Dicupe, Kinverly, and Rekha, Rosha (June 27 2017) "The CCRI-only

Compromise on Raimondo’s RI Promise Doesn’t Help Poorest Students."
Rifuture.org. N.p. Retrieved July 30 2017.
• Miller, G. W. (2017, January 15). R.I. students to get free tuition for 2 years at
state colleges, under Raimondo budget poll. The Providence Journal. Retrieved
July 30 2017.
• Smith, Z. (2017, April 12). Perspective | The promise and peril of free college.
The Washington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2017.