Providence is the capital City of Rhode Island. It is the population center of the state and the immediate geographic region in which it’s situated. The Providence-Warwick metropolitan statistical area is home to 1.6 million people (MSA).

In Providence, companies are centrally located in the most densely populated market in the US. Over 47 million people live in the seven most densely populated states in the US, which reach from Massachusetts to Delaware, along the east coast.

Providence is an EDUCATIONAL POWERHOUSE with active programs in design, health, and the culinary arts. The city is also within 45 minutes of all the state’s colleges and universities and in equally proximity to institutions of higher education in Boston. RI colleges and universities offer specialized programs in areas such as oceanography, maritime law, aquaculture, nursing, teaching, and business, which align with the City’s core competencies.

Colleges and Universities in Rhode Island 

• RISD, Providence
• Brown University, Providence 
• Johnson & Wales University, Providence
• Rhode Island College, Providence 
• University of Rhode Island, Providence + North Kingston + Narragansett 
• Providence College, Providence
• Roger Williams University, Providence + Bristol
• Community College of Rhode Island (2 in Providence, Warwick, Lincoln, Newport, Westerly)
• Bryant University, Smithfield 
• Salve Regina, Newport 
• New England Institute of Technology, Warwick + East Greenwich
• Association of Independent Colleges & Universities (AICU)