Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 students attend the school each year.

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.

College of the Canyons Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

College of the Canyons Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

76% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	246
White	82
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Canyons. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	371
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	1

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 College of the Canyons.

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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