Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Folsom Lake College

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Folsom Lake College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

Folsom Lake is located in Folsom, California and has a total student population of 9,542.

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.

Folsom Lake Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Folsom Lake Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Folsom Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Folsom Lake College.

Folsom Lake Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Folsom Lake does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Folsom Lake College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	8

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 CA, the home state for Folsom Lake 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.