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Health & Physical Education at Foothill College

Health & Physical Education at Foothill College

If you plan to study health & physical education, take a look at what Foothill College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and approximately 14,605 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Physical Education section at the bottom of this page.

Foothill College Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Phys Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Phys Ed

Foothill College Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Foothill College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Foothill College.

Foothill College Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

42% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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Foothill College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Foothill College with a associate's in phys ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed 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 Foothill College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 27

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed 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 Foothill College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 38,340 $51,580
Coaches and Scouts 25,750 $45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 2,030 $114,220
Athletic Trainers 1,240 $58,060
Athletes and Sports Competitors 1,060 $125,160

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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