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Health & Physical Education at Cerritos College

Health & Physical Education at Cerritos College

If you are interested in studying health & physical education, you may want to check out the program at Cerritos College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and has a total student population of 20,406.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Physical Education section at the bottom of this page.

Cerritos College Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Phys Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Phys Ed

Cerritos College Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Cerritos College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Cerritos College.

Cerritos College Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

48% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cerritos College with a associate's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cerritos College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed 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 Cerritos College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 38,340 $51,580
Coaches and Scouts 25,750 $45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 2,030 $114,220
Athletic Trainers 1,240 $58,060
Athletes and Sports Competitors 1,060 $125,160

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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