Higher Education Around The Promenade (At The Foundry) Apartments!

    The Promenade (At The Foundry) Apartments is a short distance from the many prestigious colleges in Rhode Island. Take a walk through the beautiful Brown campus, peruse the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, or try the culinary produced at Johnson and Wales!


    Brown University
    Rhode Island’s only Ivy League College, Brown University is located in the heart of the College Hill neighborhood. Founded in 1764, Brown is the third oldest university in New England, and the seventh oldest in the nation. Most known for their engineering program, Brown in considered a small research college (with only 713 full-time faculty). Based in the East Side of Providence, the campus is sprawled over rolling fields, and is a brisk walk to the Water Fire and many downtown attractions. Just a short 8 minute drive from the Promenade (At The Foundry) Apartments, Brown’s campus is worth the trip!

Johnson and Wales University
    Johnson and Wales (JWU) is most well-known for its schools in hospitality and culinary skills. A relatively newer institution (generally speaking), JWU was founded in 1914 by Gertrude Johnson and Mary Wales. Catch a JWU Wildcats game, or branch out and attend one of their professional equestrian matches. Johnson and Wales is located just eight minutes away from the Promenade (At The Foundry) Apartments.

Providence College
    PC (Providence College) is a Roman Catholic university just outside of downtown. Institutionalized in 1917, PC offers an impressive array of 49 majors and 34 minors. It is the only college or university in North America directed by the Dominican Order of Friars. Providence College is just seven minutes away from the Promenade (At The Foundry) Apartments.

Rhode Island College
    Rhode Island College (RIC) was originally established in 1845. RIC is the oldest of three public colleges or universities to operate under the sponsorship of the Board of Governors for High Education. It is just twelve minutes from the Promenade (At The Foundry) Apartments 

Rhode Island School of Design
    RISD college is renowned as the most prestigious art school in the world. The RISD library features 145,000 volumes, 380 periodical subtitles, 130,000 books, and is one of the oldest university libraries in the nation. While strolling through the campus, be sure to stop in to the RISD Museum, filled with artifacts from around the globe. It is just seven minutes from the Promenade (At The Foundry) Apartments.