Mission and Vision
Established in 1978, Rio Salado College is dedicated to providing innovative educational opportunities to meet the needs of today’s students. Rio Salado offers affordable access to higher education through college bridge pathways, community-based learning, corporate and government partnerships, early college initiatives, online learning and university transfer.
Our Vision
Excellence in education for a better world.
Our Mission
We redefine the educational experience by anticipating the needs of our students and future workforce. We support learners where they are and provide high-quality, flexible, and accessible education to empower individual goal attainment, foster partnerships, and strengthen communities.
Our Values
Rio Salado College honors everyone’s unique qualities with respect and dignity. We value you.
Our Practices of Engagement
To uphold our commitment to you, the college focuses on four key practices of engagement: mindfulness, empathy, happiness, and resilience. These four tenets are fundamental to the work of the college and creating safe and honest dialogue and action. The college prides itself on holding conversations with intentionality that look at data, ensuring that the data are shared across the college and continuously used to drive student success.
Maricopa Community Colleges’ Shared Values
- Student Centric: Students are the essence of our work; we partner with students as leaders and decision makers in their own learning.
- Integrity: We foster a culture of honesty, trust and transparency.
- Collaboration: We work together using system thinking in pursuit of our vision and mission.
- Community: We promote connection across communities and encourage civil conversations from a wide range of perspectives.
- Innovation: We advance a culture that stimulates big ideas, creativity, and exploration.
- Respect: We treat each other with dignity, civility, and kindness.