Posts Tagged ‘college’
116 colleges come to Bishop Hendricken for RI’s largest private college fair
Bishop Hendricken High School will host 116 colleges and universities from across the United States this Friday, September 15, 2023 from 8:30am-10:15am at the largest private college fair in Rhode Island. Organized annually through the School Counseling Office exclusively for Hendricken students, the College Fair is in its 57th year. Visiting schools range in size from fewer…
Read MoreChild Care financial assistance for eligible parents who work or are in college in Rhode Island
Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) helps make quality child care accessible and affordable. Governor Dan McKee and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary and Chair of the Children’s Cabinet Richard Charest, Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Interim President Dr. Rosemary Costigan, and Department of Human Services Director Kimberly Merolla-Brito at the…
Read MoreNewport teens from Rogers HS win Rhode Island Foundation college scholarships
Photo: Rogers High School Class of 2023 graduates Antonio Boyd and Brettyn-Olivia Newsome of Newport are among just five students statewide who will receive scholarships worth $320,000 over four years. Nearly 70 students across Rhode Island competed for the scholarship assistance. Newport teens are among just five students statewide to win scholarships worth up to…
Read MoreUnion Fire District of South Kingstown and Kingston Fire District award 6 scholarships
Photo, top: Chief Pinch with scholarship recipients Tyler Mumford, a relative of a Union Fire District member, and Christian Dame and Evan Ramroth, both members of Kingston Fire District. (Photos courtesy Union Fire District) Chief Steven Pinch on behalf of the Union Fire District of South Kingstown (UFD) and Chief Tom Reed of the Kingston Fire District are…
Read MoreProvidence College and SCOTUS Affirmative Action decision (read ruling)
A statement from Providence College: Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the plaintiffs in a pair of cases, with the effect of prohibiting the consideration of race in college admissions. While we will modify our processes and procedures to comply with the law, we will not waver in our commitment to creating a community that mirrors the…
Read MoreRhode Island College: Hope Scholarship available Fall of 2023
Rhode Island College to Begin Offering Hope Scholarship in Fall 2023 The earned merit, last-dollar scholarship will make the final two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree tuition-free for Rhode Island residents Providence, RI – Rhode Island College announced today that it will begin offering the Hope Scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year, after the funding to pilot the scholarship program…
Read MoreBishop Hendricken students visit with 132 colleges at largest private college fair in state
Bishop Hendricken hosts 132 colleges on campus this Friday Bishop Hendricken High School will host 132 colleges and universities from across the United States on campus this Friday, September 16, 2022 as part of the largest private college fair in Rhode Island, and the largest in school history. The fair, which takes place from 7am-10am in both Pepin…
Read MoreRI Foundation has 100 new scholarships for high school seniors/college students
High school seniors and current college students are eligible to apply Local students have until May 9 to apply for nearly 100 new scholarships at the Rhode Island Foundation. The organization estimates students will receive an average of about $6,000. The financial aid is through the Foundation’s new Robert G. and Joyce Andrew College Scholarship Fund, which is named in honor of the late donors. The gift is…
Read MoreProvidence College to address healthcare crisis by expanding health sciences, adding nursing
Photos: Providence College Providence College (PC) President Fr. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. announced today that the College has begun a period of research and planning to add a myriad of programs in the area of health sciences, including nursing, to its academic curriculum. Fr. Sicard, PC’s 13th president, named in 2020, said, “My vision for the…
Read MoreBrown University expands financial aid, international admissions, college-prep for talented Providence public high schoolers
Brown University will make significant investments to expand financial aid and improve college access, bolstered by the extraordinary performance of the University’s endowment and the success of its BrownTogether comprehensive fundraising campaign. In a Monday, Oct. 25, letter to the Brown community following weekend meetings of the Corporation of Brown University, President Christina H. Paxson…
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