Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Glendale Community College

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks & rec program at Glendale Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and has a total student population of 14,374.

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.

Glendale Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Parks & Rec (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Glendale Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Glendale Community College

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

Glendale Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

41% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Glendale Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	4

Public Administration & Social Service

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 Glendale Community 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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