Photo: Swampyank · CC BY-SA 3.0New England Institute of Technology is 12 miles from Greene
No college sits inside Greene’s boundary, but New England Institute of Technology’s campus in East Greenwich, with 1,751 students on campus, is 12 miles from the center of town, and Community College of Rhode Island is 12.7 miles away in Warwick. About 3% of Greene’s residents are enrolled in college, below Rhode Island (8%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Greene. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Greene
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Greene
One private college within 12 miles, and Community College of Rhode Island 12.7 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Rhode Island College, is 16.5 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Greene’s median household income ($129,583) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Greene
Is Greene a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Greene residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Rhode Island (8). The nearest campus, New England Institute of Technology, is 12 miles away in East Greenwich.
What colleges are near Greene?
Within 15 miles: New England Institute of Technology (12 miles, 1,751 students on campus) and Community College of Rhode Island (12.7 miles, 9,996).
What is the closest community college to Greene, and what does it cost?
Community College of Rhode Island in Warwick, 12.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,550 a year for Rhode Island residents; the federal net price, $6,513, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Rhode Island College cost if we live in Rhode Island?
Tuition and fees are $11,300 a year in-state and $27,299 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,378 (under $30,000 income) to $15,681 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Greene. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →