Incarcerated Programs

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Rio Salado College Correspondence Program

Rio Salado College partners with the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) to offer distance learning print-based correspondence courses to eligible incarcerated students at select facilities. ADC has facilities across the state of Arizona and works with the post-secondary community colleges nearest the prison facility.

  • Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections in the operation of Adobe Mountain School
  • ASPC Douglas - Cochise College
  • ASPC Florence, Eyman and Winslow - Central Arizona College (CAC)
  • ASPC Lewis and Perryville - Rio Salado College - Contract-funded: Career and Technical
  • ASPC Safford - Eastern Arizona College (EAC)
  • ASPC Tucson - Pima Community College
  • ASPC Yuma - Arizona Western College

Click here for a link to the MCCCD State Wide MAPP programming for more information on university transfer options.

The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections in the operation of Adobe Mountain School, a secure juvenile correctional facility. The statute mandates that Adobe Mountain School is responsible for providing the custody, treatment, rehabilitation, and education of youth who have been committed to the facility.

Incarcerated students in non-restricted units can choose to participate in the Rio Salado College correspondence program. However, students cannot always freely seek involvement in education programs within the prison. Some education programs are restricted to specific units at the prison.

Rio's correspondence program also works with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), CoreCivic, GEO Group, SRPMIC, and Gila DRS.