Rio Salado College Healthcare Programs

Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The city atmosphere of Tempe makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Rio Salado College?

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

As long as you submit the requested materials to Rio Salado College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Rio Salado College?

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 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,710 a year. That adds up to $18,840 over four years for those students.

Rio Salado College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 15,682 undergraduate students at Rio Salado College, with 2,074 being full-time and 13,608 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,074 full-time undergraduates at Rio Salado College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	97
Black or African American	106
Hispanic or Latino	571
White	1,059
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	238

Online Learning at Rio Salado College

In 2022-2023, 6,820 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rio Salado College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Rio Salado College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	15%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	10%

Rio Salado College Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	78	38	50	166
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	20	0	20
Dental Public Health & Education	14	0	0	14
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	0	0	0
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	0	0	0	0
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	0	0	0
Long Term Care Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	92	58	50	200

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.