Special Education at Community College of Rhode Island

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what Community College of Rhode Island has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCRI is located in Warwick, Rhode Island and approximately 13,684 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

CCRI Special Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Special Ed

CCRI Special Education Rankings

Special Ed Student Demographics at CCRI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Community College of Rhode Island.

CCRI Special Education Associate’s Program

89% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of special ed associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in special ed at CCRI are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Community College of Rhode Island with a associate's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at Community College of Rhode Island. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Community College of Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	7

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Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Community College of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Special Education Teachers	690	$81,180
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	430	$70,720
Special Education Professors	310	$74,600
Middle School Special Education Teachers	240	$70,990
Interpreters and Translators	110	$50,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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