The Parks & Rec Major at Central New Mexico Community College

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Central New Mexico Community College

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

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 21,398.

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.

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

Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Parks & Rec (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

CNM Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

CNM Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

40% Women

60% 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.

CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central New Mexico Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	5

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 NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
General and Operations Managers	13,880	$101,720
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	1,350	$39,010
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	690	$45,820

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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