Rio Salado College offers an online teacher certificate program.  A majority of the programs are approved by the Arizona State Board of Education. If you already have a four year degree from a regionally accredited post secondary institution, or are about to receive one, these programs enable you to obtain a teaching certificate in elementary, secondary or special education that is accepted in the majority of states besides Arizona.

Rio Salado Teacher Education Programs, have four major components: online coursework, site-based practicums, nine weeks of student teaching, and Master Teacher Seminars. The online teacher education course work begins every Monday for easy scheduling and each individual course can be completed in 14 weeks or as few as six weeks with instructor approval.

The practicums range from 10-30 hours and weave course content together with “real” world experiences through required observation and interaction in K-12 classrooms.  Both the practicum and student teaching elements can be arranged with a school in your area.  In addition, Virtual Practicums are provided to enhance school-based content.

The Master Teacher Seminars provide current education topics presented by Master Teachers. For students residing outside of Maricopa County as well as out of state and out of country, videotapes of the meetings are provided.