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Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI)

Amount variesCCRI's page lists no separate application date. Apply to CCRI and file the FAFSA for your first year (the page lists the 2026/2027 FAFSA for this fall's students) in time to start the term after you graduateLast verified October 25, 2026

Who can apply: High school seniors; residents of RI.

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Free tuition for an associate degree at the Community College of Rhode Island for Rhode Islanders who come straight from high school, a homeschool program or a GED. You apply to CCRI, file the FAFSA, send your final transcript and start in the term right after you graduate. To keep it for two years you need a 2.5 GPA and at least 24 credits in your first year.

What you'll need to apply

  • Free application for enrollment to CCRI, then finish every step on the RI Promise Status Check
  • Financial information: FAFSA for your first year
  • Official, final high school or GED transcript
  • Proof of enrollment or acceptance: An associate degree program at CCRI, starting the term right after you graduate or finish your GED, with at least 6 credits in each fall and spring term (30 credits in the first year is strongly recommended)
  • Rhode Island resident who is 18 or younger (students who are 19 to 21 in the year they graduate submit an appeal). To keep it for two years you need a 2.5 GPA, at least 24 credits in the first year, continuous enrollment and to stay on track to graduate in two years

Requirements can change each cycle. Confirm them on the sponsor's page before you apply.

How the effort score of 87 is figured
  • Start at100
  • Financial information: FAFSA for your first year−8
  • Proof of enrollment or acceptance: An associate degree program at CCRI, starting the term right after you graduate or finish your GED, with at least 6 credits in each fall and spring term (30 credits in the first year is strongly recommended)−2
  • Free application for enrollment to CCRI, then finish every step on the RI Promise Status Check−1.5
  • Official, final high school or GED transcript−1.5
  • Effort score87

Points come off 100 for each thing the application asks for. They are our estimates of effort, not measured hours. How the score works

Eligibility

  • • Residents of: RI

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