HSE Graduation

Announcements

HSE Grad Fair Night is on Thursday, June 5th at 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Rio Salado College Northern. Come to receive free professional pictures in a cap & gown.

Please click here to RSVP for this year's ceremony being held on June 18th, 2025.

Mark your calendar! The 2025 HSE Graduation Ceremony will be on June 18th, 2025 at 7pm located at North Phoenix Baptist Church

High School Equivalency Graduation (HSE Graduation)

Rio Salado's Adult Education Program is proud to have helped thousands of students graduate since 1978!

Graduation Ceremony Recording

Watch the 2024 HSE Graduation Ceremony recording
- “I want to say, on a personal note, that it is humbling to be here with you. I am in awe of you and I admire every single one of you. Congratulations! You did it, and may you be inspired by that every single day for the rest of your lives.” - Rio Salado College President Kate Smith
Thank you to all our partners and students for contributing!
- The 2024 celebration marked a milestone achievement for nearly 300 graduates. Rio Salado enrolled more than 1,700 Adult Education students in career training pathways with 1,222 students (72%) earning a workforce credential.

2024 HSE Graduation Speakers

Xander Westfall

Xander was apprehensive because he had been out of the school environment for a decade.

“I initially chose Rio Salado because of how accessible and economical it was, but I stayed in the program because the success coaches and instructors were incredibly kind and encouraging.”

Xander earned his HSE diploma and a certificate in Retail Industry Fundamentals.

Adriana Franco

Single mother Adriana Perez faced many obstacles while returning to school, squeezing in in-person GED® test prep evening classes after working full-time.

“Getting my HSE diploma showed my kids and even some of my peers that age means nothing when you have a goal to reach,” Perez said. She earned Entrepreneurial Studies Level I certification.