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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 6,601.

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.

A-B Tech Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

A-B Tech Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at A-B Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

A-B Tech Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

43% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks and rec at A-B Tech are white. Around 79% 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 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College with a associate's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 14

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 NC, the home state for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers 54,330 $131,600
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 9,690 $37,020
Coaches and Scouts 6,340 $46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,780 $53,210

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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