Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Bakersfield College

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what Bakersfield College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and has a total student population of 24,903.

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.

Bakersfield College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Bakersfield College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

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

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

40% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 Bakersfield College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	25

Public Administration & Social Service

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 Bakersfield 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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