Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Colorado Christian University

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

CCU is located in Lakewood, Colorado and has a total student population of 7,839. In 2021, 6 parks and rec majors received their bachelor's degree from CCU.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec

CCU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the parks and rec progam at CCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The parks and rec major at CCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	883
Most Focused Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Schools	1,175

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at CCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Colorado Christian University.

CCU Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in parks and rec from CCU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks and rec at CCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado Christian University with a bachelor's in parks and rec.

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

CCU also has a doctoral program available in parks and rec. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Outdoor Education	6

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• 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 CO, the home state for Colorado Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,040	$46,330
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Coaches and Scouts	7,930	$38,470
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,350	$56,240

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
• Image Credit: By WebDev1914 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.