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About Providence College

Providence College is a Catholic college in Providence, which is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Rhode Island, being situated in Providence County, also being the 2nd or 3rd largest city in the New England region, having a population estimated at a number of more than 170 000 inhabitants, its metropolitan area being the 36th largest in the countrym having more than 1 600 000 people, living within its limits, exceeding that of Rhode Island by about 60% due to its reaching into southern Massachusetts.

Providence College was founded in 1917, as an all-male school, through the efforts of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence and the Dominican Province of St. Joseph, and with the blessing of Pope Benedict XV. Since then, it has continuously grown, being today ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top two regional colleges in the Northeastern United States, being ranked so for the past nine consecutive years.

The college offers its students 50 majors and 24 minors, in various fields of study, through several academic divisions, on the Providence main campus, which spreads on approximately 105 acres, being 21 academic and administrative buildings, as well as six outdoor athletic facilities, overall, the campus containing 44 buildings.

Athletics

Providence's athletic teams are known as the Providence Friars, who compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big East Conference, in all of their sports, except for the men's and women's ice hockey programs, in which they compete in Hockey East, and the women's volleyball program, which is independent. The Friars are, perhaps, best knwon for their men's basketball team, in which they have a storied history in the NCAA, winning the 1961 and 1963 NIT championship and participating in the 1973 and 1987 Final Four, in total, the team having 15 NCAA basketball tournament berths and 16 NIT berths, as well as twenty four basketball All-Americans.

Notable Alumni

Among the most resonant names, on the list of notable alumni, there are: David Angell – Emmy Award-winning television producer, Jack Tretton – CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, John Marinatto – Commissioner of the Big East Conference, Dal LaMagna – Founder of Tweezerman International, Member of YES! Magazine and IceStone Board of Directors, Robert Gallo – biomedical researcher known for the discovery of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Kim Smith – four-time NCAA Champion, Olympic distance runner and Lenny Wilkens – Basketball Hall of Fame coach and player, among many others.