Rio Salado College is a public community college located in Tempe, AZ. It offers 170 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 99 programs).
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2024 tuition & fees of Rio Salado College is $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Arizona public community colleges' average ($8,014).
The school has 17,078 students, which is higher than Arizona community collleges' average (3,662). In addition, 6,355 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 28 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (21 to 1) of Arizona community colleges.
2024 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Rio Salado College. Then, we compare its costs to Arizona community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Rio Salado College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 43 | 56 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 89 | 81 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Food Science | NOT OFFERED |
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Nanotechnology | NOT OFFERED |
3 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
16 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| History | NOT OFFERED |
2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 17,078 students at Rio Salado College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 6,363 male students and 9,319 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 15,682 | 2,074 | 13,608 |
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| Male Students | 6,363 | 833 | 5,530 |
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| Female Students | 9,319 | 1,241 | 8,078 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 17,078 total students, 6,820 students enrolled through distance learning (6,355 students enrolled exclusively and 465 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 17,078 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 6,355 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 465 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 10,258 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Rio Salado College.