How much does it cost to finish Associate in Science at Rio Salado College using transfer credit?

About $5,180 total: $1,385 in affordable online courses and exams covering 45 of 60 credits, plus roughly $3,795 for the 15 credits earned at the school (estimate — confirm with the registrar).

How many credits can transfer into Associate in Science at Rio Salado College?

Our audit maps 45 of 60 credits to affordable accredited sources; 15 credits must be earned at the school.

Schools / Rio Salado College / Associate in Science

Associate in Science at Rio Salado College, for about $5,180.

45 of 60 credits coverable through affordable, accredited online courses and exams ($1,385); 15 earned at Rio Salado College (~$3,795 tuition) — about ~$10,000 less than full price.

Where the 60 credits come from

60 cr total

Covered by online courses 45 cr Take at Rio Salado College 15 cr

Online courses & exams

$1,385

11 courses · ~14 wks at 15 hrs/wk

At Rio Salado College

~$3,795

15 cr at ~$253/cr

You keep

~$10,000

vs. ~$15,180 at the school's rate

Requirements & coverage

Every requirement in the published program. Sign up free to see the exact courses and exams for each.

First-Year Composition (ENG101/107 + ENG102/108)

Covered 6 / 6 cr

First-Year Experience (FYE101 or FYE103)

Take at school 0 / 1 cr

Oral Communication

Covered 3 / 3 cr

Quantitative Reasoning (MAT or science-based)

Covered 3 / 3 cr

Institutions of the Americas

Covered 3 / 3 cr

Arts and Humanities (2 courses)

Covered 6 / 6 cr

Natural Sciences — 2-course lab sequence (Chem, Physics, Bio, or Geology)

Covered 8 / 8 cr

Social and Behavioral Sciences (2 courses)

Covered 6 / 6 cr

General Electives (STEM-focused for transfer)

Partial — 14 cr short 10 / 24 cr

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