Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Rio Salado College

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

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 17,362.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

Rio Salado College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Online Classes Are Available at Rio Salado College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

Associate’s Degree

Rio Salado College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the substance abuse/addiction counseling majors at Rio Salado College.

Rio Salado College Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate’s Program

43% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of substance abuse/addiction counseling associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in substance abuse/addiction counseling only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at Rio Salado College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling at Rio Salado College are white. Around 73% 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 substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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