Rhode Island Technical Schools

A technical degree can help prepare students for a career in technical electronics and computer technology industries; accounting, office, and new media technologies, maintenance technologies, and in health/medical industries. Technical school graduates work as science technicians, pharmacy technicians, veterinary medical technicians and paramedics, engineering technicians, sound engineering technicians and more. Most technical schools offer a wide variety of degree options, so finding a technical school should be easy. The trick is to find an accredited technical school with a high placement rate. Fortunately, several Rhode Island technical schools fit the bill.

Rhode Island  technical schools offer certificates, associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and advanced degrees in technical related fields. Several technical school are available in Rhode Island. The Community College of Rhode Island (est. 1964) offers a number of technical programs such as administrative office technology, computer studies and information processing, and engineering and technology. The New England Institute of Technology (est. 1940), offers all technical/technology related programs from A-Z.

Overall, the state of Rhode Island  has 3 public and 11 private institutions with more than 72,215 students enrolled. There are thousands of students enrolled in Rhode Island technical schools with more than 2,900 enrolled Rhode Island’s top technical schools/programs alone. According to the latest figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau, technical school enrollment is 266,000+ students across the nation.

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Facts and Figures for Rhode Island Technical Schools

Average Tuition Costs On-Campus

The average cost for tuition and fees at a public Rhode Island technical school is $7,120 per academic year. The average cost for tuition and fees at a private Rhode Island  technical school is $26,701 per academic year.

Average Tuition Costs Online

The tuition rate for Rhode Island  technical schools starts at around $220 per credit hour. For graduate school, tuition starts at around $320 per credit hour. Technical students will pay the same amount for tuition and fees for online programs as on-campus programs, but you will save a significant amount of money by eliminating room & board expenses as well as transportation costs. The average room and board costs for public Rhode Island  colleges is $8,655 per academic year.

Noted On-Campus Rhode Island Technical Schools and Enrollment

Community College of Rhode Island, (avg. enrollment, 16,811 students)
New England Institute of Technology, (avg. enrollment, 2,993 students)
 
Noted Online Technical Schools Available in Rhode Island  

Community College of Rhode Island
New England Institute of Technology
ITT Technical Institute
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln, RI

Accredited Rhode Island  Technical Schools

Community College of Rhode Island
New England Institute of Technology

Sources
Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007, 126th Ed.
Princeton Review
National Center for Education and Statistics
The U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Education