Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Grossmont 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 Grossmont College stacks up to those at other schools.

Grossmont College is located in El Cajon, California and approximately 15,426 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.

Grossmont College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Grossmont College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Grossmont College

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

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

58% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks & rec at Grossmont College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 Grossmont College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	5

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 CA, the home state for Grossmont 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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