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Rio Salado College Teaching Programs

Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, AZ. A Mid-Sized City offers tranquility and safety with access to urban amenities.

Where Is Rio Salado College?

Contact details for Rio Salado College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2323 W 14th St, Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone:	4805178000
Website:	www.riosalado.edu/
Admissions:	www.riosalado.edu/student-resources/admissions-records-and-registration
Financial Aid:	www.riosalado.edu/student-resources/financial-aid

How Do I Get Into Rio Salado College?

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Can I Afford Rio Salado College?

The average net price after aid at Rio Salado College is $8,764. Your actual cost will depend on your family’s circumstances since net price varies by income group.

Tuition & Fees

Category	Cost
In-State Tuition	$2,328
In-State Fees	$30
Out-of-State Tuition	$8,928
Out-of-State Fees	$30
Total In-State Tuition & Fees	$2,358
Total Out-of-State Tuition & Fees	$8,958

Financial Aid

Across all aid types, 1% of students at Rio Salado College receive some form of financial aid (165 students).

About 15% of students at Rio Salado College receive grant or scholarship aid, averaging $2,415 per student.

7% of students receive federal Pell Grants, averaging $3,708.

Student Loan Debt

4% of Rio Salado College undergraduates take out federal student loans, averaging $4,068 per year.

Rio Salado College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Its Carnegie Classification is Associate’s Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,879 undergraduate students at Rio Salado College, approximately 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rio Salado College undergraduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	239
Black or African American	356
Hispanic	1,458
White	2,249
American Indian/Alaska Native	63
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	9
Two or More Races	292
Non-Resident	29

Geographic Diversity

The top 5 home states of first-time undergraduate students at Rio Salado College are shown below.

State	First-Time UG Students
Arizona	439
Texas	51
Florida	38
California	35
Illinois	27

Additionally, approximately 0.6% of undergraduate students are non-resident from outside the United States.

Online Learning at Rio Salado College

Rio Salado College delivers distance learning options for students who need flexibility.

552 undergraduate students at Rio Salado College took at least one online class — of those, 8,147 took all of their classes online.

Distance education is available at the undergraduate level.

Teaching Programs at Rio Salado College

The following teaching degree programs are offered by Rio Salado College, with the number of degrees awarded at each level in the most recent reporting year.

Program	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctorate	Total
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	—	—	—	69
Education, Other	—	—	—	1

Academic Programs at Rio Salado College

Rio Salado College offers 26 distinct academic programs.

The highest level of award offered is Bachelor’s degree.

Institutional Profile

Rio Salado College maintains an open admission policy: Yes. Credit transfer:

• AP credits: Yes
• Dual enrollment credits: Yes
• Life experience credits: Implied no

References

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)

More about our data sources and methodologies.