Knight Campus - Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) — Attraction in Warwick

Despite being a community college, CCRI was--from my experience--on par with RIC, PC, and RWU. The operative word here is "was." I earned my first degree (2017) from CCRI entirely by attending in-person classes. The instructors were knowledgeable and challenging.

I enrolled again this Fall, and 3 out of 4 courses were only available online. I have been unsuccessful in obtaining any help or assistance with: (1) acquiring the required course materials for each of my courses, and (2) using and navigating Blackboard, EC-Concil, Skillable, MindTap, and Cengage. I have met with or contacted staff from the bookstore, student services, tutoring services, help desk, technology services, student advisors, faculty, etc...all to no avail. I did not start planning for my courses in April so that I could get tripped a week before my classes started. It's hard for me to fathom why not a single staff member is familiar with the litany of resources they expect their students to master in a week.

UPDATE: After taking a trip to another campus, I was finally able to purchase the required e-books. Unfortunately, buying the e-books and having access to the e-books are each an elusive task that tends to test the limits of my wits, patience, and sanity. In other words, after meeting several staff members at different locations and times, and after coughing up over $200 for books, I have not had access to a single page.

It was my understanding that CCRI's main objective is to prepare students for careers and ultimately life. If how they prepare students for courses is indicative of how they prepare students for careers, I expect an insurgence in the menial labor force.

I have attended RIC, PC, & RWU, I have a 3.8 GPA, I have held multiple managerial positions at numerous fortune 500 companies, and I have an IQ of 149, but I cannot figure out how to get access to the required learning materials at CCRI.

I started learning computers in the mid-1980's, before the web, before degree programs in IT, and before online learning. Now I am pursuing an IT degree. But, if the CCRI online resources are a sample or microcosm of what they teach, I would be better off with the knowledge I have already. For example, If I ever went to an interview and explained that I can build a system that (1) will require multiple log-ins, (2) each login may need to be authenticated, (3) each task may need a code initially, (4) there will be no consistency between apps, (5) staff will have a week to master it, and (6) the package that I'm proposing will not be well integrated...I would immediately be escorted off of the premises and deemed a loon. This is the...

If you are an EMT, do not come here if you want to be an LPN or a nurse.

I say this because after working as an EMT for six years, the school seems to be turning a blind eye to that fact. Despite coming back achieving A and B grades, even achieving a phlebotomy certificate, and getting my GPA back to an acceptable one that doesn’t seem to matter.

I learned from several correspondence with an advisor that the LPN program, a program that would benefit me most considering it’s part time and I’m starting to work full-time at a hospital, that LPN program will not even accept me at all unless I’m a CNA.

Not only is that insulting to me, but also insulting to every EMT that has ever transported a patient, helped a patient, revived a patient, or worked during a worldwide pandemic.

Maybe I’ll cave in and get my CNA just so I can be at least considered for the LPN program at some point, but it’s rather insulting that I’m expected to do that even after working as an EMT. It’s borderline discriminatory.

I have no idea why only CNA‘s are the only one being considered for this program. No reason has been given to me and I don’t expect any reason will be given to me. Nobody will give me an in person meeting, and I haven’t been able to get into contact with the department head about this.

CCRI is a great school that offers a lot of great educational opportunities for a great price, but this particular situation really breaks...

I attended CCRI from beginning 2015- mid 2017. During this time I can say that I was thoroughly disappointed. During the second semester of my freshmen year my grandmother fell deathly ill. This destroyed me, and prevented me from going to class. However, due to the timing of this illness, I was not allowed to simply drop courses. Instead I was charged for the entire bill and received failing grades in all but one class. When I tried to make arrangements with the professors to have them send me the work via email or digitally only ONE of FOUR was kind hearted enough to agree. The others simply waived me away and dropped me from the course for lack of attendance. This entire experience nearly discouraged me from attending school altogether. However, since leaving CCRI, I have been attending another school (University not community college) that actually cares about its students and wants them to succeed. I am now THE (singular) top performing student in my major for my class.

TLDR; Don't attend here. They don't want to see you succeed and would rather give up on students then be compassionate when...