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Providence College is a private Catholic university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1917 by the Dominican Order and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence , it offers 47 undergraduate majors and 17 graduate programs.
The newest college is College Unbound, a degree completion school in Providence. [5] Enrollment sizes range from College Unbound at 208 students to the University of Rhode Island, the state's flagship public university, with 20,720 students.
Providence College ranked 318th out of 500. Just five minutes from the downtown area of Providence, this private Catholic school is known for its vibrant social environment and basketball program.
The Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College in NCAA Division I competition. They were a founding member of the original Big East Conference from 1979 until 2013, and are now a member of the current Big East Conference. They play their home games at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.
The Providence Friars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Providence College, located in Providence, Rhode Island. They compete in the Big East Conference (NCAA Division I) for every sport except for ice hockey, where they compete in Hockey East. The Big East Conference was founded in 1979 by former athletic director and men's ...
The Providence Friars men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Providence College. The Friars are a member of Hockey East. The skating Friars are currently coached by Nate Leaman has been the head coach of the skating Friars since 2011, leading them to a ...
Armando Diaz – Marshal of Italy, World War 1 commander (Providence College's first alumnus) Chris Dodd – former United States Senator representing Connecticut. Thomas J. Dodd – former United States Senator representing Connecticut. Benjamin Downing – currently the youngest Massachusetts State Senator.
After 29 years of playing at various locations throughout Rhode Island, the Providence College Men's Basketball Team team played its first game in Alumni Hall on December 3, 1955, beating rival Brown University, 77-55. The next 17 seasons saw the Friars post an impressive 179-27 (.869) record in Alumni Hall.