Colleges in Pawtucket Rhode Island

County: Providence

Incorporated: 1862

Elevation: 75 feet

Land Area: 8.74 square miles

Population Density: 8215 people per square mile

Population: 71,765

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (69.1%), Hispanic (13.9%), Other race (10.7%), Black (7.3%), Two or more races (5.3%), American Indian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): Irish (13.8%), French (13.1%), Portuguese (11.6%), Subsaharan African (10.5%), English (7.7%), French Canadian (7.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (34.2 miles , pop. 589,141)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (147.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650)

Nearest cities: Central Falls, RI (1.1 miles ), North Seekonk, MA (1.6 miles ), Valley Falls, RI (1.7 miles ), Seekonk, MA (1.9 miles ), North Providence, RI (2.1 miles ), Providence, RI (2.1 miles ), Lincoln, RI (2.1 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Pawtucket: North Central State Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 262, Itinerant Ops: 12,034, Local Ops: 14,789, Military Ops: 96)

Amtrak station near Pawtucket: 5 miles: PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.)

Pawtucket Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Number of rooms per house below state average.

House age significantly above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 66.20%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.30%

Graduate or professional degree: 5.50%

Colleges/Universities in Pawtucket:

SAWYER SCHOOL

Full-time enrollment: 515, Location: 101 MAIN ST, Private, for-profit

NEWPORT SCHOOL OF HAIRDRESSING-MAIN CAMPUS

FT enrollment: 21, Location: 226 MAIN ST, Private, for-profit

NEW ENGLAND TRACTOR TRAILER TRAINING SCHOOL

Location: 1 DUNNELL LN, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Pawtucket:

BROWN UNIVERSITY

about 4 miles, PROVIDENCE, RI, Full-time enrollment: 7,460

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

about 5 miles, PROVIDENCE, RI, FT enrollment: 4,456

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

about 5 miles, PROVIDENCE, RI, FT enrollment: 6,208

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

about 5 miles, Providence, RI, FT enrollment: 8,218

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

about 5 miles, PROVIDENCE, RI, FT enrollment: 2,086

BRYANT COLLEGE

about 8 miles, SMITHFIELD, RI, FT enrollment: 2,926

BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 12 miles, FALL RIVER, MA, FT enrollment: 3,497