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

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at College of the Canyons stacks up to those at other schools.

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

• 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 and rec majors at College of the Canyons.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 77% 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 and rec graduates 34% 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 and rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	191
White	95
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at College of the Canyons. 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

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.