Health & Physical Education at Glendale Community College

If you are interested in studying health & physical education, you may want to check out the program at Glendale Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GCC is located in Glendale, California and has a total student population of 12,973.

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.

GCC Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

GCC Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at GCC

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

GCC Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

44% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

GCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed graduates 9% 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 phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

Health & Physical Education 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
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	35
Physical Fitness Technician	1

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 Glendale Community 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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