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Community college in Tempe, Arizona
Rio Salado College
is a public
community college
headquartered in
Tempe, Arizona
United States. It is part of the
Maricopa County Community College District
and accredited by
The Higher Learning Commission
. It offers associate degree and certificate programs in online, in-person, and hybrid formats.
History
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Rio Salado College
was founded on March 14, 1978
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as one of 10
Maricopa Community Colleges
. At the time, the college offered remote classrooms in 180 facilities throughout the Valley of the Sun.
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Rio Salado College offered its first online classes in 1996 and by 2006 had converted a majority of its course offerings to an online format. The school is recognized as a leader in higher education innovation,
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specializing in online education and distance learning.
Accreditation
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Rio Salado College is accredited by
The Higher Learning Commission
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Campuses
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Tempe Headquarters
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The administrative headquarters of Rio Salado College are in Tempe, Arizona. Rio Salado relocated from its original location in Phoenix to Tempe in 1996. The Tempe location houses three main buildings: The Conference Center at Rio, the Tower at Rio, and the Rio at Hohokam administrative building.
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Satellite Locations
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Rio Salado College is affiliated with 15 physical locations across Maricopa county including 11 RSC locations, two Communiversities, SPOT 127 Youth Media Center and the East Valley Veterans Education Center. Services and hours of operation vary by location. The college also provides educational services through its incarcerated re-entry program at
ASPC-Lewis
and
ASPC-Perryville
.
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In addition to College Bridge Pathways programming
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that includes: Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, Adults Achieving a College Education, High School Equivalency preparation, English Language Acquisition for Adults and STAR-Path Model options at Avondale, RSC Lifelong Learning Center, and RSC Thomas.
School of Dental Hygiene
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The Rio Salado College School of Dental Hygiene offers an accredited
dental hygiene
program. The school has been training students since 1998. It is a partnership between Rio Salado College, The
Arizona Dental Association
and
Delta Dental Insurance
. The School of Dental Hygiene moved from the West Valley to its current location at the Tempe HQ in 2012.
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Notable alumni
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References
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