The Parks & Rec Major at Fayetteville Technical Community College

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Fayetteville Technical Community College

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

FTCC is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 10,932.

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.

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

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

FTCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at FTCC

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

FTCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

40% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks & rec at FTCC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Fayetteville Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	6

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 NC, the home state for Fayetteville Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	9,690	$37,020
Coaches and Scouts	6,340	$46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210

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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