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Health & Physical Education at American River College

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Health & Physical Education at American River College

If you plan to study health and physical education, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Physical Education section at the bottom of this page.

American River Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Phys Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Phys Ed

American River Health & Physical Education Rankings

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Phys Ed Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at American River College.

American River Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

54% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in phys ed at American River are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed 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 American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 38,340 $51,580
Coaches and Scouts 25,750 $45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 2,030 $114,220
Athletic Trainers 1,240 $58,060
Athletes and Sports Competitors 1,060 $125,160

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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