The Rhode Island Nursing Education Center
The Rhode Island Nursing Education Center (RINEC) provides our graduate and undergraduate students access to 133,000 square feet of laboratory, classroom and office space in downtown Providence.
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Success rates, partnerships, techniques, and technology that surpass the competition.
Our graduates are confident. With multifaceted curriculum and extensive exposure led by passionate faculty – they should be. We educate our students using state-of-the-art technology, simulated training scenarios, comprehensive clinical experience, and the highest quality classroom engagement. The success of our students speaks volumes, with NCLEX licensing exam pass rates consistently exceeding state and national averages.
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MSN Program Deadline Now Extended
If you're interested in pursing our MSN program's Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) concentration, the application deadline is now June 15. (Our two other concentration options have rolling admissions.)
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We are committed to a learning environment that embraces civility and respect, and values the sharing of differences among all students, faculty, and staff. We create a collaborative environment for teaching and learning where a diverse community of students becomes empowered as leaders who enrich the health and well-being of others. Interested in learning more?
"Whether it's in the classroom, our state-of-the-art simulation center, or the practice setting, we enhance student learning through a competency-based approach and innovative teaching methods. That is why Rhode Island College nursing graduates consistently excel and rise to the top."
-Dean Justin DiLibero, DNP, APRN-CNS, CCRN-K, ACCNS-AG, FCNS
Our Degree Programs
We're proud to say that our baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice program are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Additionally, our BSN to DNP, with Nurse Anesthesia Specialization, program is fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs. If nursing is your purpose, get started on that purpose today. Take a look:
Get to know our graduate nursing programs and you'll be able to compare advanced degree and graduate certificate options.
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Explore Our Centers and Partnerships
Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership
This partnership, formalized in 2008, stemmed from a desire to address a nursing shortage. Over time it developed into a comprehensive program to transform nursing education and practice. Find out more today!
Don't Just Take Our Word for it
These points of pride, our celebrated statistics, and the words of our alumni say it all, but we hope that you'll come and experience Rhode Island College, and the Zvart Onanian School of Nursing.
#15
in New England for Nursing among public universities - 2024 U.S. World News & Report
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RIC nursing graduates consistently achieve top NCLEX Pass Rates, outperforming state and national averages.
Hear from a Graduate
Chelsey (Poisson) Simoni
"RIC’s School of Nursing has some of the most dedicated, passionate and driven faculty and staff anywhere. When I say that they changed my life, they truly did."
– Nursing BSN and MSN Student
Meet Our Nursing Faculty
Dr. Justin DiLibero
- Dean
- School of Nursing
Michelle Bargteil
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Lynn P. Blanchette
- Professor
Dr. Sheri A. Boucher
- Associate Professor
Dr. Mary Byrd
- Professor
Lisa A. Connelly
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Joanne F. Costello
- Professor
Dr. Casey E. Cunha
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Erin Dacey
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Linda M. Dame
- Professor
Ms. Jocelyne de Gouvenain
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Susan M. DiBlasi
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Jennifer Fearon-Lynch
- Associate Professor
Dr. Sharon Galloway
- Professor
Dr. Annette L. Griffin
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Esperanza E. Gutierrez
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Cheryl Lynn Hersperger
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Deborah Kutenplon
- Associate Professor
Vincent Lanzieri
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Jena Lerch
- Assistant Professor
Linda Mendonca
- Associate Professor
Dr. Kara P. Misto
- Associate Professor
Lindsey R. Moran
- Assistant Professor
Mrs. Jillian A. Nickerson
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Bethany L. Patenaude
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Bethany Petronio-DeFanti
- Associate Professor
Dr. Penni Sadlon
- Associate Professor
Ms. Manon Sarasin
- Assistant Professor
Susan Scollins
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Debra L. Servello
- Professor
Dr. Nicole C. Smith
- Associate Professor
Dr. Joan M. Walsh
- Assistant Professor
Karen Wholey
- Assistant Professor
Outcomes to Celebrate
Rhode Island College Impact
Chicoine opted to return to Rhode Island College because “the support is unparalleled,” she said.
“As a combat medic, I was the authority on my squad, but I won’t be that as a nurse. Nursing is more team centered, and, at RIC, caring is a culture,” says Sgt. David Fields.
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Zvart Onanian School of Nursing
From the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to the Doctor of Nursing Practice, the Rhode Island College Zvart Onanian School of Nursing educates and prepares graduates for the challenges of today’s complex health care settings.
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