Rio Salado College

www.rio.maricopa.edu

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2019 Undergraduate Tuition

$2,040

0% growth from 2018

2019 Average Net Price

$8,897

After Financial Aid

2017 Student Loan

15.7%

Default Rate

2019 Enrolled Students

19,103

11.4% Full-Time

2018 Graduation Rate

4.76%

4 Graduates

About

Rio Salado College is a higher education institution located in Maricopa County, AZ. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Rio Salado College were .

In 2019, 4,264 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Rio Salado College. 49.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 50.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (2,053 degrees), 1.65 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1246 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Rio Salado College is $2,040, which is $−5,784 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,824).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Rio Salado College is $2,040, which is $−5,784 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,824).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,897.

In 2019, 18% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 8% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$2,040

2019 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2019, the cost of tuition at Rio Salado College was $2,040. The cost of tuition at Rio Salado College is $−5,784 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,824).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Rio Salado College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$8,897

2019 Value

30.1%

1 Year Growth

In 2019 Rio Salado College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,897. Between 2018 and 2019, the average net price of Rio Salado College grew by 30.1%.

This chart compares the average net price of Rio Salado College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$7,584

Room and Board

$1,424

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Rio Salado College was of $7,584 in 2019. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,424. The cost of room and board increased by 47.2% between 2018 and 2019. The cost of books and supplies increased by 2.45% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Rio Salado College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

18%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

18% of undergraduate students at Rio Salado College received grants or loans in 2019. This represents a decline of 5.26% with respect to 2018, when 19% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Rio Salado College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

15.7%

2017 Default Rate

409

Number of Defaults

In 2017 the default rate for borrower's at Rio Salado College was 15.7%, which represents 409 out of the 2598 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Rio Salado College has a total enrollment of 19,103 students. The full-time enrollment at Rio Salado College is 2,171 students and the part-time enrollment is 16,932. This means that 11.4% of students enrolled at Rio Salado College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Rio Salado College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 52.6% White, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.39% Black or African American, 4.39% Two or More Races, 3.76% Asian, 1.53% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.267% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Rio Salado College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (30.4%), followed by White Male (18%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (16.1%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

11.4%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Rio Salado College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 19,103 students. The full-time enrollment at Rio Salado College is 2,171 and the part-time enrollment is 16,932. This means that 11.4% of students enrolled at Rio Salado College are enrolled full-time compared with 34.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Rio Salado College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

31%

2019 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Rio Salado College was 31%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Rio Salado College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Rio Salado College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
10,043
Hispanic or Latino
4,866
Black or African American
1,221

The enrolled student population at Rio Salado College is 52.6% White, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.39% Black or African American, 4.39% Two or More Races, 3.76% Asian, 1.53% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.267% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 963 students (5.04%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2019, 44 fewer women than men received degrees from Rio Salado College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Rio Salado College is white (2,053 degrees awarded). There were 1.65 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1246 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Rio Salado College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Rio Salado College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Protective Services (1,505 degrees awarded), Construction (261 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (311 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Accountants & auditors

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Rio Salado College are Accountants & auditors (992,734 people), Other managers (769,120 people), Financial managers (500,553 people), Chief executives & legislators (384,788 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (298,397 people).

The most specialized majors at Rio Salado College are Protective Services (1,505 degrees awarded), Construction (261 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (311 degrees), Business (1,130 degrees), and Legal (71 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Rio Salado College are Surgeons, Physicians, Chief executives & legislators, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Rio Salado College are Elementary & secondary schools (652,906 people), Computer Systems Design (516,698 people), Banking & related activities (502,213 people), Construction (482,743 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (481,725 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Rio Salado College.

Most Common

N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Rio Salado College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Rio Salado College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

2,154

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2019

2,110

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2019

In 2019, 2,154 degrees were awarded to men at Rio Salado College, which is 1.02 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (2,110).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Rio Salado College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 632 degrees were awarded to men at Rio Salado College in Corrections, which is 3.11 times more than the 203 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 466 degrees were awarded to women at Rio Salado College in Customer Service Support Operation, which is 1.31 times more than the 356 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

100% Completion Time

150% Completion Time

In 2019, 5% of students graduating from Rio Salado College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 5% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 6% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Black or African American Female

Highest Graduation Rate (10%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Rio Salado College is Female and Black or African American (10% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (69.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 25% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
2,053 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1,246 degrees awarded
Black or African American
340 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Rio Salado College is white (2,053 degrees awarded). There were 1.65 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (1246 degrees).

6.66% of degree recipients (284 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Female
1,059 degrees awarded
White Male
994 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
715 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Rio Salado College is white female (1,059 degrees awarded). There were 1.07 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (994 degrees).

Operations

Rio Salado College has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $3.92k (NaNk%), compared to the 5.92% average return ($255k on $4.3M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2019, Rio Salado College had a total salary expenditure of $N/A. Rio Salado College employs 47 No academic ranks, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at Rio Salado College are Female No academic ranks (30), Male No academic ranks(17), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Rio Salado College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 171 employees, Management, with 106 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 62 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2019 Endowment

growth from 2018

Rio Salado College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The endowment of Rio Salado College stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $NaNM approximately the same as than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Rio Salado College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$0 - Federal
$0 - State
$0 - Local

As of 2019, Rio Salado College received $0 in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$46.4M

2019 Salaries

1.4%

growth from 2018

In 2019, Rio Salado College paid a median of $46.4M in salaries, which represents NaNM% of their overall expenditure ($N/A) and a 1.4% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.56% decline from 2017 and a 1.24% growth from 2016.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.6M (44.7% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$3.27M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2019, Rio Salado College paid a total of $3.27M to 47 employees working as instructors, which represents 7.06% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (30.7%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

No academic rank

Most Common Instructor

47 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

171 Employees

In 2019, the most common positions for instructional staff at Rio Salado College were No academic rank with 47 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2019, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Rio Salado College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 171 employees; Management with 106 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 62 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Female No academic rank
Male No academic rank
false

In 2019, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Rio Salado College was Female No academic rank with 30 employees, Male No academic rank with 17 employees, and false with 0 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Rio Salado College.

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