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Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona Public 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Rio Salado College is a public four-year institution in Tempe, Arizona. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 18,841 students. It is part of Maricopa Community College District.

Rio Salado College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 100 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Corrections, Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation, and Criminal Justice/Police Science. It awarded 4,169 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 31 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
18,841
Students enrolled
4,169
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
100
Programs and majors
31:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 100

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 8
Business, Management and Marketing 18
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Construction Trades 4
Health Professions 7
Computer and Information Sciences 10
Education 6
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Physical Sciences 4
Psychology 1
English Language and Literature 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Engineering Technologies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Social Sciences 5
Communication and Journalism 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
31:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
646
Certificates under 1 year
2,760
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
763

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
18,841
Undergraduates, fall 2024
18,841
Full-time, fall 2024
11%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
36,355
Full-time, 2024-25
12%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
31%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
62%
Students taking some online courses
5%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Maricopa Community College District
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Kate Smith
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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