Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Allan Hancock College

Every parks, recreation & leisure studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks & rec program at Allan Hancock College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Allan Hancock College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

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

Allan Hancock College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Allan Hancock College

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

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

25% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in parks & rec only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at Allan Hancock College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

Allan Hancock College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 38% 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 & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

If you plan to be a parks & rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	10

Health & Physical Education

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	2,030	$114,220

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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