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Rio Salado College Overview

Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. Tempe is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Rio Salado College Known For?

4,187 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at Rio Salado College is the bachelor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Rio Salado College?

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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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Since Rio Salado College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Rio Salado College?

13% Take Out Loans

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.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

Rio Salado College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Criminal Justice & Corrections 788 55 243 1,086
Business Support & Assistant Services 1,062 0 0 1,062
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 428 0 428
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 346 346
Mental & Social Health Services 80 30 55 165
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 124 3 0 127
Plumbing & Water Supply 83 0 0 83
Allied Health Professions 80 0 0 80
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 71 0 0 71
Business Administration & Management 30 38 0 68
Finance & Financial Management 65 0 0 65
Teacher Education Grade Specific 35 16 12 63
Legal Support Services 0 27 32 59
General Business/Commerce 12 13 31 56
Entrepreneurial Studies 53 0 0 53
Information Technology 23 15 1 39
Accounting 17 12 0 29
General Physical Sciences 0 29 0 29
Natural Sciences 0 0 28 28
Human Resource Management 10 16 0 26
Public Administration 22 0 0 22
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 21 0 0 21
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 19 0 0 19
Dental Support Services 0 18 0 18
Computer Programming 11 6 0 17
General Psychology 0 16 0 16
Homeland Security 13 0 0 13
Computer Software & Applications 1 6 5 12
Computer Systems Analysis 3 6 2 11
Insurance 4 3 0 7
Nanotechnology 4 3 0 7
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7 0 0 7
Computer Information Systems 0 6 0 6
Romance Languages 5 0 0 5
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 4 4
Other Education 4 0 0 4
Social Work 0 4 0 4
Communication & Media Studies 0 3 0 3
Human Development & Family Studies 2 1 0 3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 3 0 0 3
Natural Resources Conservation 3 0 0 3
Political Science & Government 0 3 0 3
Carpentry 2 0 0 2
East Asian Languages 0 2 0 2
History 0 2 0 2
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 2 2
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 1 0 0 1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 1 0 1
Computer Science 0 1 0 1
Educational Administration 0 1 0 1
Literature 0 1 0 1
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 1 0 1
Sustainability Science 0 1 0 1
Air Transportation 0 1 0 1
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 0
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0
General Biology 0 0 0 0
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Real Estate 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Data Entry 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 0 0
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0 0
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Physics 0 0 0 0
Precision Metal Working 0 0 0 0
Woodworking 0 0 0 0
Other Homeland Security 0 0 0 0
Anthropology 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0 0
Human Services 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,658 768 761 4,187

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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