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RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

PROVIDENCE, RI

205 GI Bill students

  4 year program

  Public school

  Regional Accreditation

  Institutional Ownership: N/A

  Medium size

  Suburban locale

  http://www.ric.edu/

 Yellow Ribbon Program :  No

Calculate your benefits

The 4 sections below include questions that will refine your benefits estimate. Use the fields in each section to make your updates.

  • Did you use your Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for tuition, housing, or books for a term that started before January 1, 2018?
    Will you be taking any classes in person?
 

Your estimated benefits

Note: We round your estimated benefits to the nearest dollar

  • GI Bill pays to school:

    $10,966per year

  • Tuition and fees charged:

    $10,966

  • Out of pocket tuition:

    $0

  • Housing allowance:

    $2,790per month

  • Book stipend :

    $1,000per year

  • Total paid to you:

    $26,110

Estimated benefits per term

Tuition and fees
  • Fall:

    $5,483

  • Spring:

    $5,483

  • Total per year:

    $10,966

Housing allowance
  • Fall:

    $12,555

  • Spring:

    $12,555

  • Total per year:

    $25,110

Additional information regarding your benefits

Veterans tuition policy: Yes (View policy)

Getting started with benefits

How do I prepare before starting my application?


Note: To apply for Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31) or educational and career counseling through Personalized Career Planning and Guidance (Chapter 36), you’ll need to use a different application.

Find out how to apply for Veteran Readiness and Employment (Chapter 31)

Find out how to apply for educational and career counseling (Chapter 36)

What documents and information do I need to apply?


  • Social Security number
  • Bank account direct deposit information
  • Education and military history
  • Basic information about the school or training facility you want to attend or are attending now

A decision with consequences


Your decision to apply for a certain educational benefit could impact your eligibility for other benefits. Here are a few factors to keep in mind:

  • If you’re eligible for more than one education benefit, such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Montgomery GI Bill, you must choose which benefit to receive, a decision that’s final and cannot be changed.
  • If you’re eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill and two or more additional education benefits, you must give up one of the additional education benefits. However, you may remain eligible for the benefit or benefits you did not give up.

Cautionary information

Cautionary warnings and school closings

If any cautionary warnings have been issued, they will appear below. VA applies caution flags when we, or another federal agency, have increased regulatory or legal scrutiny of an educational program. We recommend students consider these warnings before enrolling in flagged programs.

In addition, if the VA receives notice that a school or campus location will be closing, it will appear below. Once the closing date passes, we remove the institution from the Comparison Tool during the next system update.


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School locations

Below are locations for RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE. The housing estimates shown here are based on a full-time student taking in-person classes. 
School nameLocationEstimated housing

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (Main Campus)

PROVIDENCE, RI 02908
$2,790per month
RIC AT RI NURSING EDUCATION CENTER
PROVIDENCE, RI 02903
$2,790per month
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Academics

Education details


Accreditation : Regional (See accreditors)
Credit for military training : Yes
Independent study : Yes
Priority Enrollment : No

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Veteran programs and support

Veteran Programs

 8 Keys to Veteran Success
 Military Tuition Assistance (TA)
 Principles of Excellence
 Student Veteran Group
 VetSuccess on Campus : Email Micaela Black

Historical Information

BenefitRecipientsTotal paid (FY 2024)Post-9/11 GI Bill94$572,479Yellow Ribbon0$0BenefitRecipientsTotal paid (FY 2024)Post-9/11 GI Bill94$572,479Yellow Ribbon0$0

Contact information

Physical address

600 Mt Pleasant Ave
PROVIDENCE, RI 02908

Mailing address

600 Mt Pleasant Ave
PROVIDENCE, RI 02908

Single point of contact


Single point of contact for Veterans : Yes

School certifying officials


Primary

  • Kristen Almonte
    Asst Administrative Officer

Institution codes


VA Facility Code : 11000139
ED IPEDS code : 217420
ED OPE code : 00340700
 

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You may be eligible for multiple types of education and training programs. Different programs offer different benefits, so it’s important to choose the program that will best meet your needs. Use this tool to compare programs and schools.

Learn more about GI Bill program benefits and eligibility requirements.

You may be eligible for money to cover books and supplies, up to $83 per month.

Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) is a 5-year pilot program that matches Veterans with high-tech training providers. Veterans can start or advance their career in the high-tech industry with a training program that’ll take months—or just weeks—to complete. The pilot program started in 2019 and runs through March 31, 2024.

Learn more about VET TEC

The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and a housing allowance. To qualify for this program, you must have served after September 10, 2001 for at least 90 days or, if you were discharged with a service-connected disability, for at least 30 days. The service period for these benefits doesn’t include your entry and initial skill training. You also need to have received an honorable discharge.

You can compare up to 3 schools or employers. You’ll have to remove one of your selections before you can add another to the comparison.

The Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty provides education benefits to Veterans and service members who have served at least two years of active duty. When using this tool, you will need to select the length of your original active duty enlistment obligation in order to get an estimate of your monthly benefit. The amount of time you served (2 year enlistment vs. 3+ year enlistment) will impact your monthly payment amount when using the Montgomery GI Bill. To learn more about MGIB please visit  http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/mgib_ad.asp.

The REAP program pays benefits to eligible Reservists or Guard members who were called or ordered to active duty for at least 90 consecutive days in response to a war or national emergency declared by the President or Congress. REAP payment amounts are based on length of consecutive days of active-duty service with rates increasing at one year and again at two years of consecutive service. To learn more about REAP please visit  https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/reap.asp.

The share of first-time, full-time undergraduates who returned to the institution after their freshman year.

The graduation rate after six years for schools that mostly award four-year degrees and after four years for all other schools. These rates are only for full-time students enrolled for the first time.

Student Veteran graduation rates measure full-time Post-9/11 GI Bill student’s graduation reported within the VA system while the student is using benefits.

The median earnings of former students who received federal financial aid, 10 years after they started school.

The share of students who have repaid at least $1 of the principal balance on their federal loans within 3 years of leaving school.

A provider is “preferred” if the training facility agrees to refund tuition and fees to VA if the student completes the program and doesn’t find meaningful employment within 180 days.

VA pays all tuition and fees for the VET TEC program directly to the training provider.

If you’re participating in a VET TEC program, you’ll have the same annual tuition and fees cap as students attending a private institution under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. If your tuition and fees exceed that cap, you’ll be responsible for paying those.

Preferred Provider training programs aren’t subject to a cap on tuition and fees.

Are you receiving any scholarships or grants that go directly to pay your tuition or fees for this program? If so, add that number here.

To help ensure that Veterans find jobs, VA pays VET TEC training providers in three installments based on the progress and success of their Veteran students.

Training providers receive:
  • An initial 25 percent of tuition and fees when the Veteran enrolls and begins attending the program
  • Another 25 percent when the Veteran completes their training
  • The remaining 50 percent once the Veteran secures meaningful employment in their field of study

If you attend your training program in person, your housing stipend will be equal to the monthly military Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) for an E-5 with dependents. This is based on the postal code where you attend your training.

If you participate in an online program, your stipend will be half of the BAH national average for an E-5 with dependents.

Note: If you don’t attend a training for a full month, we’ll prorate your housing payment for the days you train.

The number of Veterans, service members and family members using their GI Bill benefits attending this school in the last calendar year. This includes all chapters of the GI Bill program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment). Keep in mind that differences in attendee numbers don’t necessarily mean one school is more military friendly than another. This information will be updated annually.

Does this school have a student-led Veteran group on campus?

If a school has a student Veterans group that’s not represented here, please notify us by email at 224A.VBAVACO@va.gov. We update this information in the Comparison Tool quarterly.

Please note this email address is only for tool-related issues. For questions about your GI Bill benefits, contact us online through Ask VA.

The Yellow Ribbon Program can help you pay for out-of-state, private school, or graduate school tuition that the Post-9/11 GI Bill doesn’t cover. Schools that choose to participate in the Yellow Ribbon program will contribute a certain amount toward the extra tuition. VA will match the participating school’s contribution, up to the total cost of the tuition and fees.

Learn more about the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Visit the Yellow Ribbon tool to find schools that participate in this program.

This is the number of closed, Principles of Excellence-related, complaints submitted to VA through the GI Bill Feedback system for this school.

To learn more visit the VA GI Bill Feedback Tool.

The number of closed, Principles of Excellence-related, complaints for schools with the same six-digit OPEID code.

Principles of Excellence

The Principles of Excellence are guidelines for educational institutions receiving federal funding. Schools that agree to participate will:

  • End fraudulent and aggressive recruiting techniques and misrepresentation.
  • Provide students with a personalized form covering the total cost of an education program.
  • Provide educational plans for all military and Veteran education beneficiaries.
  • Provide accommodations for service members and Reservists absent due to service requirements.
  • Assign a point of contact for academic and financial advising.
  • Make sure all new programs are accredited before they enroll students.
  • Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV.

Foreign schools, high schools, on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs, residency and internship programs, and those who don’t charge tuition and fees aren’t asked to comply with the Principles of Excellence.

We try to make sure this information is accurate, but prospective students should only use this as a planning tool. Principles of Excellence schools are updated quarterly.

Military Tuition Assistance is a benefit paid to eligible members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. Each service has its own criteria for eligibility and application process. This money is usually paid directly to the institution by the individual service.

If a college or university has a system for priority enrollment that allows certain student Veterans to enroll in courses earlier than other students (not necessarily earlier than all students), we’ll note that with the school’s information here.

Under the GI Bill you’re eligible to receive a monthly housing allowance. We calculate this monthly housing allowance based on where you take classes.

If you use Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to take at least 1 in-person class, your housing allowance is based on where you do most of your coursework. If you take online courses only, your housing allowance is based on 50% of the national average.

Through Dec. 21, 2021, current and new students can receive in-person allowance rates if their school’s approved program changed from in-person to online learning due to COVID-19.

View the current housing allowance payment rates

We display the average tuition and fees for an undergraduate student that is reported by the school to the Department of Education. These values might not be the same for all students at an institution.

Learn more about the tuition and fees displayed in the GI Bill Comparison Tool

Under the GI Bill you’re eligible to receive a monthly housing allowance. We calculate this monthly housing allowance based on where you take classes.

View the current housing allowance payment rates

Under the GI Bill you’re eligible to receive a monthly housing allowance. We calculate this monthly housing allowance based on where you take training.

View the current housing allowance payment rates

For on-the-job training and apprenticeships, housing allowance decreases every 6 months as employer pay increases.

Learn more about how the housing rate decreases over time.

The “8 Keys to Veterans’ Success” are steps that postsecondary institutions can take to assist Veterans and service members in transitioning to higher education, completing their college programs, and obtaining career-ready skills.

Postsecondary institutions listed here have stated their support for the 8 Keys. However, this isn’t an assurance by the U.S. Department of Education that an institution has actually implemented the 8 Keys. It also doesn’t mean that these institutions are endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education.

To learn more about accreditation, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s 8 Keys to Veterans’ Success page .

This program supports service members, Veterans, and qualified dependents through on-campus counseling and help overcoming barriers—like accommodating disabilities or getting referrals to health services. It's designed to help you succeed at school and get ready to enter the job market in a promising career field.

Download the VSOC fact sheet

Learn more about the VSOC program

The goal of accreditation is to ensure that the education provided by the institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. Accreditation types are either regional or national. Accreditation may not be necessary for every program you wish to pursue.

Accreditation matters if you plan to start school at one institution and transfer to another to complete your degree. Be sure to ask any potential school you may want to transfer to about its credit transfer policy.

CAUTION: Not every program approved for GI Bill benefits is accredited by the regional or national accreditor. Prior to enrolling, it’s important to determine whether or not your field of study requires accreditation for employment and/or licensing.

To learn more about accreditation types, visit the about this tool page.

The goal of accreditation is to ensure that the education provided by the institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality. Accreditation types are either regional or national. Accreditation may not be necessary for every program you wish to pursue.

Accreditation matters if you plan to start school at one institution and transfer to another to complete your degree. Be sure to ask any potential school you may want to transfer to about its credit transfer policy.

CAUTION: Not every program approved for GI Bill benefits is accredited by the regional or national accreditor. Prior to enrolling, it’s important to determine whether or not your field of study requires accreditation for employment and/or licensing.

To learn more about accreditation types, visit the about this tool page.

The goal of accreditation is to ensure the education provided by institutions of higher learning meets acceptable levels of quality. Accreditation matters if you plan to start school at one institution and transfer to another to complete your degree. Be sure to ask any potential school about their credit transfer policy.

Schools are accredited regionally or nationally by private educational associations. While the Department of Education (ED) doesn't say whether regional or national accreditation is better, a recent ED study revealed that, “Nearly 90 percent of all student credit transfer opportunities occurred between institutions that were regionally, rather than nationally, accredited.” Read the ED report on credit transferability.

To learn more about the accreditation process and types of accreditation, visit the About this tool page.

Does the school have a dedicated point of contact for support services for Veterans, military service members, and their families?

Does the school offer postsecondary credit for experiences and military training?

Beneficiaries may use educational assistance to access online learning (accredited independent study) at schools that aren’t Institutions of Higher Learning (IHLs). These schools must be postsecondary vocational institutions or area career and technical education schools that provide postsecondary level education. Note: This doesn’t apply to Dependents’ Educational Assistance program beneficiaries.

Unique identifier for VA-approved facilities.

Unique identification number assigned to postsecondary institutions surveyed through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Also referred to as UNITID or IPEDS ID.

Identification number used by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) to identify schools that have Program Participation Agreements (PPA) so that its students are eligible to participate in Federal Student Financial Assistance programs under Title IV regulations.

These are indicators VA has determined potential students should pay attention to and consider before enrolling in this program. A caution flag means VA or other federal agencies like the Department of Education or Department of Defense have applied increased regulatory or legal scrutiny to this program. VA will display other categories of caution flags in future versions of the GI Bill Comparison Tool.

Suspension of VA Benefits to Five Schools for Deceptive Practices

Heightened Cash Monitoring

Accreditation

DoD Probation for Military Tuition Assistance

Federal Trade Commission Filed Suit for Deceptive Advertising

Settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Suspended for 85/15 violation – Flight Program

Denial of Recertification Application to Participate in the Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs

School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS)

To learn more, visit the "Caution Flag" section of the "About this tool" page.

Enter the total tuition/fees you’ll be charged for the academic year.

When you select some schools, we import the average tuition/fees for an undergraduate student as reported by the school to the Department of Education through IPEDS. This is the same information that is published on College Navigator.

To learn more, please review our "About this tool" page.

Enter the amount of tuition/fees your school charges in-state students.

When you select some schools, we import the average in-state tuition/fees for an undergraduate student as reported by the school to the Department of Education through IPEDS. This is the same information that is published on College Navigator.

Generally, in-state residents are charged a discounted rate of tuition and fees. VA pays the in-state tuition & fee rate at public schools. Click here for more information

The Yellow Ribbon Program can help you pay for out-of-state, private school, or graduate school tuition that the Post-9/11 GI Bill doesn’t cover. Schools that choose to participate in the Yellow Ribbon program will contribute a certain amount toward the extra tuition. VA will match the participating school’s contribution, up to the total cost of the tuition and fees.

Learn more about the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Visit the Yellow Ribbon tool to find schools that participate in this program.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Post-9/11 GI Bill monthly housing allowance rate will be the same as the Department of Defense’s E-5 with dependents Basic Allowance Housing (BAH) rate.

  • Students will receive this rate if they first used their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits on or after January 1, 2018.
  • If the student started using their Post-9/11 GI Bill before January 1, 2018, they will continue receiving payments based on the slightly higher VA rate eliminated by this change.

Are you receiving any scholarships or grants that go directly to pay tuition/fees this year? If so, add that number here.

Are you receiving any military tuition assistance this year? If so, how much?

The Post-9/11 GI Bill pays the net-cost of your education after scholarships or financial aid amounts are applied. This includes amounts already paid by military tuition assistance.

Are you considered a full-time or part-time student by your school? Students attending school less than full-time will get a pro-rated monthly housing allowance. Students attending school exactly ½ time or less won’t get a monthly housing allowance.

Is your school on a semester, quarter, or non-traditional calendar system?

A kicker bonus (also known as the “College Fund”) is an additional incentive paid by an individual’s branch of service. The kicker bonus may be offered to extend a tour of duty, retain highly-skilled military personnel, or for other reasons the branch of service determines. The money is on top of any GI Bill payments paid directly to the Veteran.

VA pays monthly housing allowance (MHA) based on the campus location where you physically attend the majority of your classes.

A campus could include:

  • A main campus: the location where the primary teaching facilities of an educational institution are located
  • A branch campus: the location of an educational institution that is geographically apart from and operationally independent of the main campus of the educational institution
  • An extension campus: the location that is geographically apart from the main or branch campus but is operationally dependent on that campus for the performance of administrative tasks

Learn more about the Location-Based Housing Allowance.

How many hours per week will you be working on your OJT / Apprenticeship? Beneficiaries working less than 120 hours/month (or approximately 30 hours/week) receive a prorated monthly housing allowance.

If you’re using GI Bill education benefits, you probably qualify for in-state tuition.

Contact the School Certifying Official (SCO) to learn more about this school’s in-state tuition requirements.

If you’re using GI Bill education benefits, you probably qualify for in-state tuition.

Visit this school’s website to see any in-state tuition requirements.

A provider is "preferred" if the training facility agrees to refund tuition and fees to VA if the student completes the program and doesn’t find meaningful employment within 180 days.

VA applies caution flags when we, or another federal agency, have increased regulatory or legal scrutiny of an educational program. We recommend students consider these warnings before enrolling in flagged programs.

When VA receives notice that a school or campus location will be closing, we add a school closing flag to that profile. Once the closing date passes, we remove the institution from the Comparison Tool during the next system update.

To learn more about caution flags, visit the About this tool page.

The size of institutions is based on calculation of full-time equivalent students (FTEs) which considers both full-time and part-time students. Two-year colleges are classified using a different scale than four-year and higher institutions.

Two-year college sizes

  • Very small -- fewer than 500 FTEs attend this institution
  • Small -- at least 500 but fewer than 2,000 FTEs attend
  • Medium -- at least 2000 but fewer than 5,000 FTEs
  • Large -- at least 5,000 but fewer than 10,000 FTEs attend
  • Very large -- 10,000 or more FTEs attend

Four-year college sizes

  • Very small -- fewer than 1,000 FTEs attend this four-year institution
  • Small -- at least 1,000 but fewer than 3,000 FTEs attend
  • Medium -- at least 3,000 but fewer than 10,000 FTEs attend
  • Large -- more than 10,000 FTEs attend

Community focus

Community focus indicates colleges or other institutions of higher learning that support one or more specific communities (e.g., support for a specified race, ethnicity, or religious affiliation).

Caution flags indicate that VA or other federal agencies like the Department of Defense (DoD) or Department of Education (ED) have applied increased regulatory or legal scrutiny to this program.