Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Cypress College

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

Cypress College is located in Cypress, California and approximately 15,325 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.

Cypress College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Cypress College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Cypress College

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

Cypress College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

50% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Cypress College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	37

Public Administration & Social Service

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 Cypress College.

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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