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This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. There are currently 13 accredited, degree-granting institutions operating in the state, including two research universities, a community college, and a school of art. Two of the state's public institutions are administered by the Rhode Island Board of Education. [1]
By 1935, the Rhode Island State Library was administering state aid for community libraries and library extension service. [4] The Department of State Library Services (now OLIS) was founded in 1964 as a result of legislation initiated by the Rhode Island Library Association, taking over some of these roles from the State Library. [4]
In 2011, the Board of Governors approved a measure for the Rhode Island public education community, which permitted in-state tuition breaks to illegal immigrants. [2] Incumbent Governor Lincoln Chafee supported the measure, calling it a "policy change" that would "improve the intellectual and culture life of Rhode Island". [2]
The Warren Alpert Medical School (formerly known as Brown Medical School, previously known as Brown University School of Medicine) is the medical school of Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island. Originally established in 1811, it was the third medical school to be founded in New England after only Harvard and Dartmouth.
The Program in Liberal Medical Education is a single eight-year program that allows students to complete both an undergraduate degree (A.B. or Sc.B.) from The College and subsequently an M.D. degree from Alpert Medical School. Admission to PLME is highly competitive; in 2015, 90 students were granted admission out of an applicant pool of 2,290. [6]
As of 2019, the URI enrolled 14,653 undergraduate students, 1,982 graduate students, and 1,339 non-degree students, making it the largest university in the state. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island.
The Office of State Medical Examiners investigates causes of death that may endanger the community and uses this information to keep the public aware and safe. Environmental and Health Services Regulation licenses and regulates health professionals and monitors beach and drinking water quality.
Rhode Island Medical Society is a medical society founded in 1812. It is the eighth oldest state medical society in the United States. [1] They have published the Rhode Island Medical Journal since 1917. From 1912 to 2002, their headquarters was located in the Rhode Island Medical Society Building in Providence, Rhode Island.