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Public Schools
Providence School Dept797 Westminster St
Providence, RI 2903
www.providenceschools.org
Phone: 401-456-9100
Fax: 401-456-9284
Number of Schools
Elementary: 25
Middle: 7
High: 13
Student/Teacher Ratio
All Grades: 0.459027777777778
Private Schools
All Grades: 30+Colleges & Universities
Bristol Community College777 Elsbree St
Fall River, MA 2720
www.bristol.mass.edu
Phone: 508-678-2811
Fax: 508-730-3255
Bristol Community College Attleboro
135 County St
Attleboro, MA 2703
srvweb.bristol.mass.edu
Phone: 508-226-2484
Fax: 508-222-7638
TF: 888-710-8999
Brown University
45 Prospect St
Providence, RI 2912
www.brown.edu
Phone: 401-863-2378
Fax: 401-863-9300
Bryant University
1150 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 2917
www.bryant.edu
Phone: 401-232-6000
Fax: 401-232-6741
TF: 800-622-7001
Community College of Rhode Island Flanagan
1762 Louisquisset Pike
Lincoln, RI 2865
www.ccri.edu
Phone: 401-333-7000
Fax: 401-333-7122
Community College of Rhode Island Knight
400 East Ave
Warwick, RI 2886
www.ccri.edu
Phone: 401-825-1000
Fax: 401-825-2394
Community College of Rhode Island Liston
1 Hilton St
Providence, RI 2905
www.ccri.edu
Phone: 401-455-6000
Fax: 401-455-6014
Johnson & Wales University Providence
8 Abbott Park Pl
Providence, RI 2903
www.jwu.edu
Phone: 401-598-1000
Fax: 401-598-4641
TF: 800-342-5598
New England Institute of Technology
2500 Post Rd
Warwick, RI 2886
www.neit.edu
Phone: 401-467-7744
Fax: 401-738-5122
TF: 800-736-7744
Providence College
549 River Ave
Providence, RI 2918
www.providence.edu
Phone: 401-865-1000
Fax: 401-865-2826
TF: 800-721-6444
Rhode Island College
600 Mt Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI 2908
www.ric.edu
Phone: 401-456-8000
Fax: 401-456-8817
TF: 800-669-5760
Rhode Island School of Design
2 College St
Providence, RI 2903
www.risd.edu
Phone: 401-454-6100
Fax: 401-454-6309
TF: 800-364-7473
Roger Williams University
1 Old Ferry Rd
Bristol, RI 2809
www.rwu.edu
Phone: 401-254-3500
Fax: 401-254-3557
TF: 800-458-7144
Salve Regina University
100 Ochre Point Ave
Newport, RI 2840
www.salve.edu
Phone: 401-847-6650
Fax: 401-848-2823
TF: 888-467-2583
University of Rhode Island
12 Upper College Rd
Kingston, RI 2881
www.uri.edu
Phone: 401-874-7100
Fax: 401-874-5523
University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence
80 Washington St
Providence, RI 2903
www.uri.edu/prov.htm
Phone: 401-277-5000
Fax: 401-277-5168
Zion Bible College
27 Middle Hwy
Barrington, RI 2806
www.zbc.edu
Phone: 401-246-0900
Fax: 401-246-0906
TF: 800-356-4014
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Elementary and Secondary Schools
The overall responsibility for public education in Rhode Island is delegated to the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education, consisting of nine members appointed by the mayor. School committees govern local schools, meeting uniform standards set by the board. Providence secondary schools are part of the College Board's "Pacesetter" pilot program, which uses the latest consensus by educators on what students should know in mathematics, English, science, Spanish, and world history to develop a curriculum and test for high school students.
The following is a summary of data regarding the Providence public schools as of the 2004–2005 school year.
Total enrollment: 25,742
Number of facilities elementary schools: 22
junior high/middle schools: 6
senior high schools: 7
charter: 2
Student/teacher ratio: 26:1
Teacher salaries minimum: $33,521
maximum: $63,185
Funding per pupil: $11,592
Public Schools Information: Providence School Department, 797 Westminster St., Providence, RI 02903; telephone (401)456-9100
Colleges and Universities
Providence is home to seven institutions of higher education and is within 50 miles of dozens more. Brown University, the nation's seventh oldest college and a member of the Ivy League, is noted for its medical school and its engineering, liberal arts, and science programs; it contains more than 40 academic departments. The Rhode Island School of Design, founded in 1877, offers programs in art, architecture, and design, and it shares a cooperative arrangement with Brown University. Providence College offers liberal arts and science programs under the auspices of the religious order of Dominicans. Johnson and Wales University is noted for its culinary arts program. Technical and career education is provided by New England Institute of Technology and Rhode Island College. Roger Williams University's continuing education department provides part-time classes for adult learners. The University of Rhode Island's College of Continuing Education is in Providence, while its main campus is in Kingston.
Libraries and Research Centers
The Providence Public Library, second largest public library in New England, maintains collections on whaling, printing, architecture, Civil War and slavery, ship models, early children's books, and Irish and Italian culture. It consists of a main library and 10 branches, with holdings of more than 800,000 items. It is a Patent Depository Library with computer access to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and is also a U.S. and State Documents Depository.
Among the 15 private and public libraries in Providence are those maintained by Brown University, such as the John Carter Brown Library, a center for advanced research in the humanities, and the Annmary Brown Memorial, which exhibits early printed matter. The renovated John Hay Library is the location of most of Brown's rare books, manuscripts, special collections, and archives. The Providence Athenaeum, where Edgar Allan Poe courted the woman who later did not become his wife, is a private library built in 1838 to resemble a Greek temple. The Rhode Island Historical Society maintains a library containing printed and graphic materials relating to state history and genealogy. The Rhode Island School of Design Library is an important resource for art, architecture, and design information in the state.
A major center for research activity is Brown University, where research is being carried out in areas such as medicine, sociology, astronomy, political science, and psychology. Rhode Island College studies evaluation and research, and nature conservancy. Medical research is performed by the Veterans Administration Medical Center Research Service and Roger Williams Cancer Center.
Public Library Information: Providence Public Library, 225 Washington St., Providence, RI 02903; telephone (401)455-8000, Fax (401)455-8080
