About Us

The Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner is the administrative and research arm of the Council on Postsecondary Education. The Council on Postsecondary Education is an independent public corporation vested with the responsibility of providing oversight for the system of public higher education in RI. This system presently consists of two public institutions of higher learning, Rhode Island College (RIC) and Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), along with the Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner. The Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner, which operates under the direction of the Commissioner of Postsecondary Education, is staffed by education professionals. OPC serves as the definitive resource for information on and the interpretation of Council on Postsecondary Education policy for public higher education and the postsecondary institutions in Rhode Island that are under the authority of the Council on Postsecondary Education. OPC looks for shared opportunities to advance the objectives of postsecondary education with the public and independent institutions.