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2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2 Schools Ranked
$19,495 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$14,858 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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#1

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
537 Total Awards
$33,900 Average Tuition & Fees
$17,029 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found New England Institute of Technology to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Rhode Island. This small private not-for-profit school is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and it awarded 537 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

New England Tech does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $33,900. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $17,029 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Some students may be able to take online classes at New England Tech. In 2020-2021 about 38% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
1,926 Total Awards
$5,090 Average Tuition & Fees
$13,250 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Community College of Rhode Island is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in Warwick, Rhode Island, the fairly large public school awarded 1,926 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2021-2022.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at CCRI is $5,090. Out-of-state students pay an average of $13,552. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,250 in student loans.

Some students may be able to take online classes at CCRI. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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