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Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The location of Rio Salado College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

2,634 Full-Time Undergraduates

$2,328 Avg In-State Tuition

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:	480-517-8000
Website:	www.rio.maricopa.edu

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Can I Afford Rio Salado College?

$2,328 In-State Tuition

13% Take Out Loans

In a recent term, part-time Rio Salado College students paid $97 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $372 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,328	$8,928
Fees	$30	$30
Books and Supplies	$1,104	$1,104

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Rio Salado College, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $3,474 a year. That adds up to $13,896 over four years for those students.

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Rio Salado College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,634 Full-Time Undergraduates

60% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 17,362 undergraduate students at Rio Salado College, with 2,634 being full-time and 14,728 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,634 full-time undergraduates at Rio Salado College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	122
Black or African American	169
Hispanic or Latino	729
White	1,316
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	297

Online Learning at Rio Salado College

6,355 Took All Classes Online

6,820 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 6,820 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rio Salado College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Rio Salado College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Installation & Repair Technology/Technician	57%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	15%
Mechanic & Repair Technologies	89%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	10%

Rio Salado College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	78	38	50	166
Electrician	73	0	0	73
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	20	0	20
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	20	0	0	20
Computer Installation & Repair Technology/Technician	7	0	0	7
Carpentry/Carpenter	4	0	0	4
Nanotechnology	1	0	0	1
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	1	0	0	1
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	0	1	0	1
Other Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	0	0	0	0
Other Plumbing & Related Water Supply Services	0	0	0	0
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	0	0	0	0
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	0	0	0
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	0	0	0
Long Term Care Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	0	0	0
Welding Technology/Welder	0	0	0	0
Furniture Design & Manufacturing	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	184	59	50	293

Rio Salado College Trades

In a recent academic period, Rio Salado College awarded 693 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s
Air Transportation	0	0	1
Carpentry	4	0	0
Culinary Arts	1	0	0
Dental Support Services	0	0	20
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	73	0	0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	7	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	78	50	38
Nanotechnology	1	0	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	20	0	0
Total	474	100	119

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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