Online Degrees and Programs at Rio Salado College

Online Program Overview

Rio Salado College offers 170 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 99 major programs - 43 Certificate and 56 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for out-of-state students.

Total 6,355 students out of total 17,078 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,624 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Rio Salado College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameRio Salado College
TypeFour-year, Public
Address2323 W 14th St, Tempe, AZ
Online Students6,355 Enrolled Online Exclusively
465 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,358
Out-of-State$8,958
Student to Faculty28:1 (3.57%)
Online Degree Programs
Total99 Programs
Certificate43 Programs
Associates56 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Rio Salado College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Arizona residents, the tuition & fees are $2,358 and $8,958 for non-Arizona residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $97 for Arizona residents and $372 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,070$2,070$2,070$2,070$2,358
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$7,854$7,854$7,854$7,854$8,958
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$85$85$85$85$97
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$326$326$326$326$372

Online Programs By Area of Study

Rio Salado College offers 170 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 99 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 43 Certificate, 56 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs4356NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs8981NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Rio Salado College. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental Science3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer7 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications4 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst2 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design1 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist22 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education (other)4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Nanotechnology4 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other)3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Japanese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature5 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human NutritionNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family and Community ServicesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services Management2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal Assistant/Paralegal32 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Creative WritingONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 312 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 116 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Sciences28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AstronomyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MeteorologyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies2 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Aviation/Airway Management and OperationsNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Art/Art Studies346 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer79 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling80 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/Commerce31 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management6 35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Retail Management5 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting17 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation860 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Insurance4 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Rio Salado College, there are 17,078 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,820 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,355 students are enrolled exclusively and 465 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment17,078
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,355
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses465
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses10,258

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 6,355 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 5,691 Arizona Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 575 students living in the U.S. States other than Arizona, and 23 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,355
Arizona Resident5,691
Other State In U.S.575
Outside of U.S.23
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses6,355
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,832
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking3,523
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