NPC vs. Rio Salado College

Northland Pioneer College vs. Rio Salado College comparison

	Northland Pioneer College	Rio Salado College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	NPC	Rio Salado College
Location	Holbrook, AZ	Tempe, AZ
Setting	Rural Fringe	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	2,740	17,078
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	npc.edu	maricopa.edu
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Costs	NPC	Rio Salado College
Tuition (In State)	$1,948	$2,040
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,371	$7,824
Room & Board	$8,076	$9,664
Avg Net Price	$10,593	$6,834
Avg Grant Aid	$4,436	$2,327
% Receiving Grant Aid	76%	96%

Admission	NPC	Rio Salado College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline	Aug 22, 2025

Academics	NPC	Rio Salado College
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	28:1
Popular Majors	Precision Production Trades (22%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (13%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (13%) Health Professions (11%) Transportation and Materials Moving (10%)	Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (32%) Business (24%) Computer and Information Sciences (11%) Health Professions (6%) Communications Technology (6%)
Outcomes	NPC	Rio Salado College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$30,100	$41,500
Making Student Loan Payments	-	19%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$7,897
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$81

Diversity	NPC	Rio Salado College
% Men	36%	40%
% Women	64%	60%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	43%	54%
% Black	1%	12%
% Hispanic	12%	20%
% Native American	39%	2%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	2%
% International	0%	1%
% Unknown Race	4%	7%

Students	NPC	Rio Salado College
% In-State	100%	85%
% Out-of-State	0%	12%
Campus	NPC	Rio Salado College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Rio Salado College is larger than than NPC based on total student enrollment (17,078 students vs. 2,740 students)

NPC vs. Rio Salado College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, NPC or Rio Salado College?

• Rio Salado College is 4.7% more expensive to attend than NPC for in-state tuition ($2,040.00 vs. $1,948.00)
• Out of state tuition is 19.8% higher at NPC than Rio Salado College ($9,371.00 vs. $7,824.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Rio Salado College than NPC ($6,834 vs. $10,593)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Northland Pioneer College are 19.7% lower than costs at Rio Salado College ($8,076 vs. $9,664)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Rio Salado College than Northland Pioneer College (96% vs. 76%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Northland Pioneer College students is 90.6% larger than aid received Rio Salado College ($4,436 vs. $2,327)

Which college is harder to get into, NPC or Rio Salado College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Rio Salado College or NPC .

NPC vs. Rio Salado College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, NPC or Rio Salado College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Rio Salado College and NPC.

• Graduates from Rio Salado College earn on average $11,400 more per year than NPC graduates after ten years. ($41,500 vs. $30,100)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/