Rhode Island General Laws Title 16. Education § 16-33.1-2. Purposes of community college

The governors, as now constituted, and their successors, for the terms for which they have been or for which they hereafter may be appointed trustees, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate for the purpose of continuing and maintaining the Community College of Rhode Island as a junior college and a workforce development center, the chief purpose of which shall be to offer all students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth by providing an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs, while contributing to Rhode Island's economic development and the needs of the region's workforce.