Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Georgia Military College

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

Georgia Military College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and approximately 7,501 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.

Georgia Military College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia Military College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Georgia Military College does offer online education options in parks and rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Georgia Military College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Georgia Military College

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

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

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

Georgia Military College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Military College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	5

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Military College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,030	$45,540
Coaches and Scouts	4,970	$45,510
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,460	$46,990

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.