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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2 Schools Ranked
$18,894 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,285 Avg Student Debt

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare 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 were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
344 Total Awards
$4,980 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,624 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for healthcare students working on their associate degree. Located in Warwick, Rhode Island, the fairly large public school handed out 344 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.

Students from Rhode Island who attend CCRI full time pay an average of $4,980 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $13,260. Associate Degree recipients from CCRI accumulate an average of $15,624 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that CCRI does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
293 Total Awards
$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees
$19,275 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. New England Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 293 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $32,807 to cover tuition and fees at New England Tech. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, associate degree students take out $19,275 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.

Some students may be able to take online classes at New England Tech. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

References

  • 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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