Online Degrees and Programs at Rio Salado College

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.

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 & Fees
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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 Certificates, 56 Associates.

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

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

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).

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.

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