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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Golden West College

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

Golden West College is located in Huntington Beach, California and has a total student population of 11,396.

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.

Golden West College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Golden West College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Golden West College

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

Golden West College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

58% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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Golden West College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Golden West College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 24

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 Golden West 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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