Rio Salado College Business Programs

Rio Salado College is a public institution situated in Tempe, Arizona. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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

Rio Salado College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Rio Salado College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 6th 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
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation	35%
Entrepreneurship	63%
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	83%

Rio Salado College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation	1,221	2	0	1,223
General Business/Commerce	18	15	27	60
Small Business Administration/Management	42	0	0	42
Accounting	21	15	0	36
General Business Administration and Management	1	28	0	29
Organizational Leadership	23	0	0	23
Banking and Financial Support Services	20	0	0	20
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	18	0	18
Entrepreneurship	8	0	0	8
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	6	0	6
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	6	0	0	6
Office Administration	5	0	0	5
Insurance	4	1	0	5
Management Science	2	0	0	2
Retail Management	1	0	0	1
Customer Service Management	0	0	0	0
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	0	0	0	0
Real Estate	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,372	85	27	1,484

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.