Rio Salado College
Top Ranked (2021-22): View Rankings
Tel:
(480) 517-8000
- Rio Salado's mission is to astonish its customers, which include students and community partners. This is accomplished through an emphasis upon collaborative partnerships, accelerated formats and distance learning, particularly eLearning.
School Highlights
Rio Salado College serves 18,304 students (11% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 57%.
Top Rankings
Rio Salado College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Arizona for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 271 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Rio Salado College | (AZ) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 271 staff | 140 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Rio Salado College was established in 1978 to provide active, working adults with flexible educational opportunities. Known as ?the college without walls,? Rio Salado courses are delivered through innovative learning formats and for diverse populations with choice, access, convenience, flexibility, and affordability in mind. The formats Rio Salado excels at include customized programs and partnerships, accelerated classes and programs, distance learning and dual enrollment. Rio Salado provides a caring and supportive environment where employees and students form a diverse community. Rio Salado carries the maximum 10-year accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. Our instructors are highly skilled in the teaching arts and are experienced professionals in their subject areas. This combination brings to Rio Salado College students a unique perspective of knowledge and practical application. Rio Salado College is proud to offer its students an exceptionally qualified instructional staff which is interested in and dedicated to the student.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Rio Salado College is Brookline College-Tempe (0.8 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
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Tempe, AZ 85281
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(602) 392-5000 2.705,081 - Southwest Institute of Healing ArtsPrivate for-profit903 students | 3.10 Mi1100 East Apache Blvd
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 994-9244 3.10903 - 4,075 students | 4.00 Mi7050 S 24th St
Phoenix, AZ 85042
(602) 243-8135 4.004,075
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