Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at American River College

Every parks, recreation and 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 and rec program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

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.

American River Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

American River Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at American River

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

American River Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks and rec at American River are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Related Majors

• Health & Physical Education

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 American River 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.