I went to GCC and worked in their student services for my associates degree. During that time I was always impressed with their practices and took a lot of quality online classes with organized course guidelines and accountable teachers. Because Rio was also a Maricopa Community College I thought they would adhere to the same standards and recommended them to my husband. I was sorely mistaken.
Apathetic teachers that won't answer you, poor support, terrible math tutoring hours and help, 25 minutes for a simple answer in a pre-algebra class and not open past 7pm. In a school that is online only math tutoring is a must! After switching to GCC, now they say we owe them $176 because of a financial aid overpayment over 6 months ago. Are they trying to sabotage students!? Luckily we are in the position to pay it, but for many college students this kind of experience would be the end of their education. I am not impressed!
I would highly recommend going to at least a few in person classes, they're much easier if you have the time. If you don't have that option take your online degree with Mesa Community College or Glendale Community College, they have everything you need online for the most part, and it's really easy to supplement anything missing at another maricopa college. Rio is a bummer, they need to figure things out.