Information Technology at Rio Salado College

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Rio Salado College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 17,362 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Rio Salado College Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Rio Salado College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Rio Salado College offers distance education options for IT at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Rio Salado College Information Technology Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

IT Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Rio Salado College.

Rio Salado College Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at Rio Salado College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at Rio Salado College are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rio Salado College with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Programming

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Computer User Support Specialists	16,700	$52,090
Computer Workers	9,150	$85,010
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,330	$85,850
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,090	$137,420

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.