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RHODE ISLAND UNIVERSITIES
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Rhode Island Universities & Colleges
Providence, Rhode Island is home to some of the nation's top universities, colleges, and technical schools. Brown University, University of Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence College, and many others are within close driving distance to NYLO Providence/Warwick. When planning your Rhode Island campus tour, alumni reunion or continuing education workshops, reserve the Campus Tour lodging package at NYLO Providence/Warwick for extra savings.
Brown University. The Ivy League's Brown University is a legacy in American academia spanning two centuries. Brown University is the third oldest university in New England. The university's founding principles of freedom of thought and expression are still practiced today. Brown University is the only major university that allows and encourages undergraduates to design their major. Visit www.brown.edu
University of Rhode Island. University of Rhode Island comprises four campuses throughout Rhode Island, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs from the following URI colleges: Business Administration, Engineering, Arts & Sciences, Environment and Life Sciences, Human Science and Services, Nursing, Pharmacy, Continuing Education, and the Graduate School of Oceanography. URI is particularly well-known for its nursing program. Visit www.uri.edu
Johnson & Wales University. Founded in 1914, Johnson & Wales University opened as a business school. Since then, the small Providence college has grown into four campuses and now offers degrees in technology, business, hospitality, and culinary arts. The College of Culinary Arts is among the most acclaimed cooking schools in the nation. Johnson & Wales' esteemed International Baking & Pastry Institute was the first of its kind. Visit www.jwu.edu
Rhode Island College. Rhode Island College is a public university in Providence that offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The College comprises five schools: School of Management, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, School of Social Work, and School of Nursing. Rhode Island College offers extensive performing and fine arts programming to the public for personal development and enjoyment. Visit www.ric.edu
Providence College. Providence College is a private liberal arts college that was founded in 1919 and opened with a student body of just 71 pupils. The small Catholic college is the only college in the country operated by Dominican Friars. The student body population remains small by design to provide students with concentrated instruction and personalized attention. Providence College is home to approximately 4,000 undergraduate students and 1,000 students seeking graduate degrees. Visit www.providence.edu
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Creative minds will find their niche at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). The school offers over a dozen graduate and undergraduate majors in myriad subjects of art and design. Students can earn degrees is such areas of specialty as illustration, textiles, interior architecture, photography, sculpture, and apparel design. RISD also offers certificate programs, professional development opportunities, workshops and lectures for the public. Visit www.risd.edu
More Rhode Island Colleges & Universities. For two centuries Rhode Island has been at the forefront of higher learning. Just in the greater Providence/Warwick area are dozens of schools, colleges and universities that cater to all stages of learning, from professional development and continuing education, to personal enrichment and degrees. In addition to such luminaries as Brown University, the Providence region is also home to Community College of Rhode Island, New England Technical Institute, Bryant University, Salve Regina University, and Roger Williams University.