Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Central Georgia Technical College

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

CGTC is located in Warner Robins, Georgia and has a total student population of 8,140.

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.

CGTC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CGTC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CGTC does offer online courses in parks and rec for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

CGTC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at CGTC

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

CGTC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness 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.

CGTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Central Georgia Technical College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Georgia Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	2

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 GA, the home state for Central Georgia Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,030	$45,540
Coaches and Scouts	4,970	$45,510
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,460	$46,990

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.