Rio Salado College Associate in Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Legal Assistant/Paralegal is a concentration offered under the legal support services major at Rio Salado College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in paralegal, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does an Associate in Paralegal from Rio Salado College Cost?

$2,070 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Rio Salado College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Rio Salado College paid an average of $326 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $85 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,040	$7,824
Fees	$30	$30
Books and Supplies	$1,472	$1,472

Learn more about Rio Salado College tuition and fees.

Does Rio Salado College Offer an Online Associate in Paralegal?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the paralegal associate degree program at Rio Salado College. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rio Salado College Online Learning page.

Rio Salado College Associate Student Diversity for Paralegal

18 Associate Degrees Awarded

77.8% Women

16.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 18 associate degrees in paralegal handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 77.8% of the paralegal students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the paralegal associate degrees at Rio Salado College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.