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Returning to school to finish what you started can seem overwhelming…but it doesn’t have to be that way. Sometimes life just happens to get hard. We want to help you pick up where you stopped. Whether that means changing careers, learning a new trade, or getting on the path to a degree or certificate, we’re here to help you for free.

Let us connect you with an educational navigator, who will be your personal cheerleader and guide through the process of returning to school or job training. He or she will help you identify a goal, create a plan to reach that goal, and connect you to the resources that will help you achieve your goal at no cost to you.

Importantly, the navigators identify non-tuition financial barriers that may prevent you from finishing your degree or certificate and recommend solutions to address those barriers and set you on the road to success.

“Thanks to RI Reconnect my children and I stayed afloat. You helped me pay my bills and provided me with food vouchers.”

Tomeka Johnson

"I appreciate Nakisha and RI Reconnect so much. From the bottom of my heart, honestly, thank you for helping me."

Stacy Carrion

“I enjoyed working with Nakisha from RIR, as she was such a great help and very nice! I enjoyed our talks and I hope to work with her again.”

Agnes Aubert

“As a career changer and a single mother to my 10-year-old daughter, I wanted to be sure I would have a paycheck at the end of the program.”

Alyssa Linkamper

“The manufacturing company I worked at for eight years would have paid for me to attend school to become an electrician but my passion, my dream, was to learn computer technology.”

Jai Parsai

“It’s not a requirement to be a certain age to follow your dreams.”

Craig Butler

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Upcoming Events

Date: 10/23/2024

OPC Hosts Degree Completion Day on October 23

Event is open to all who have earned some college credits

Did you earn some college credits but left college without a degree? Come to Degree Completion Day at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center, 350 Eddy Street, Providence on Wednesday, October 23rd, between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to get free one-on-one assistance with reenrollment. Experts will be on hand to advise about resources that address common barriers to degree completion, such as transferring credits, books, technology, tuition bills, transportation, and more.

Hosted by Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner, this effort aims to reenroll adults onsite into local colleges so they can finish degrees. Colleges will be on hand to enroll students for the spring semester.

Most Rhode Island colleges have implemented policies and programs that make finishing degrees easier for people who had to leave college before earning all the credits needed for the degree. The Rhode Island Reconnect program of the Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner has resources that enhance the institutions’ efforts to provide students with the support they need to return to school and be successful. In the RI Reconnect program, students are paired with educational navigators who guide them through the process of returning to school and advise them on free resources that address obstacles to degree completion.

Registration for this free event is required. This event is a good match for students who do not have a degree but have earned at least 30 college credits at any college or university in the United States or abroad. Questions can be directed to navigator@riopc.edu.

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of jobs in Rhode Island require postsecondary education

$ 0

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Degree Completion Day

If you left college before you could finish up your degree and you want to go back, we’re here to help you break down the barriers that exist between you and your education dream.

Finish Your Degree

We provide free help to Rhode Islanders who want to complete a college degree. Our professionals can provide advice on how you can finish your degree and about all the help that is available to you!

Return to School or Training

It's never too late, or too early, to follow your dreams. Let us help you pick up where you left off.