Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Allan Hancock College

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Allan Hancock College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

Allan Hancock College is located in Santa Maria, California and has a total student population of 10,248.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Allan Hancock College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Allan Hancock College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Allan Hancock College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Allan Hancock College.

Allan Hancock College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Allan Hancock College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Allan Hancock College with a associate's in parks and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Allan Hancock College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	30
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	10

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks and rec can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Allan Hancock College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	38,340	$51,580
Coaches and Scouts	25,750	$45,600
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	9,780	$59,640

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.