Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Eastern Arizona College

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Arizona College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern Arizona College is located in Thatcher, Arizona and approximately 4,392 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.

Eastern Arizona College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Eastern Arizona College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Eastern Arizona College

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

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

86% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Eastern Arizona College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Arizona College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	2

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 AZ, the home state for Eastern Arizona College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
General and Operations Managers	50,540	$102,470
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	5,810	$40,990
Coaches and Scouts	5,470	$49,600
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,920	$42,710

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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