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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Highline College

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

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and has a total student population of 5,829.

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.

Highline Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Highline Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Highline College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Highline College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 2

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers 47,770 $124,810
Coaches and Scouts 12,520 $43,420
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 8,670 $54,220
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,120 $55,720

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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