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Your Education Just Got More Affordable

At Rio Salado College, we believe that the cost of textbooks shouldn’t be a barrier to your education. We’ve worked hard to make sure a significant portion of our courses offer textbooks at NO COST. In fact, nearly half of all our online courses are $0 textbooks, saving you money and making your education more accessible.

Save Hundreds Each Term

Textbooks often account for a large portion of your educational expenses, but not at Rio. With our $0 Textbooks courses, you can keep more money in your pocket while still getting the high-quality education you deserve. Additionally, we offer numerous courses with low-cost textbooks, priced at $40 or less, ensuring you have affordable options no matter what you study.

Fully $0 Textbook Cost Programs

We’re not stopping at individual courses. Rio Salado College also offers Certificates of Completion and Academic Programs that are entirely free of textbook costs.

Programs	Certificates
AA-Associate in Arts*	CCL Addictions and Substance Use Disorders Level I
AAS Addictions and Substance Use Disorders	CCL Addictions and Substance Use Disorders Level II
AAS Administration of Justice Studies	CCL Administration of Justice
AAS Degrees - General Education	CCL Child and Family Organizations Management and Administration
AGEC-A, Arizona General Education Curriculum - Liberal Arts focus*	CCL Early Childhood Education Management and Administration
AGEC-B, Arizona General Education Curriculum - Business*	CCL Infant and Toddler Development
AGS-Associate in General Studies*	CCL Legal Studies
BAS Administration of Justice	CCL Professional Addictions Counseling
	CCL Substance Use Prevention and Interventions
	CCL Victimology
	CCL Windows App Development
	AC Language Studies
	AC Spanish Language and Culture

* This program has a $0 textbook pathway! Because there are many options for completing this degree, some courses you choose may include textbook costs. To check whether a course has zero textbook costs, use Course Search. If you’re unsure regarding your course options, your advisor can provide guidance.

Find a course with $0 or low-cost textbooks

To discover classes with $0 or low-cost textbooks, visit our Course Search. Go to Advanced Search by clicking on the three horizontal bar icon to the right of the search bar.

To search by specific course

Type in the course prefix and number in the KEYWORD field, then filter by either Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC), Low Textbook Cost (LTC) or both under TEXTBOOK COST. Finally, hit SEARCH.

To search by subject

Leave KEYWORD blank but select a SUBJECT in the second field. Then filter by either Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC), Low Textbook Cost (LTC) or both under TEXTBOOK COST. Finally, hit SEARCH.

You can also follow directions from the Maricopa video.

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