The Providence River Pedestrian Bridge, which opened in 2019, was renamed the Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge in 2020 in honor of a 1965 Rhode Island College alumnus. (Image courtesy of GoProvidence.com)RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island, the "Creative Capital" of New England, and truly one of the great college towns in the Northeast.Colleges and Satellite CampusesWith five colleges and three satellite campuses within the city: