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Health & Physical Education at Howard College

Health & Physical Education at Howard College

If you plan to study health & physical education, take a look at what Howard College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and has a total student population of 3,674.

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.

Howard County Junior College Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Phys Ed

Howard County Junior College Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Howard County Junior College

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

Howard County Junior College Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

56% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Howard County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General 17

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 TX, the home state for Howard College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 19,450 $38,650
Coaches and Scouts 13,270 $51,800
Athletic Trainers 2,370 $56,170
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 1,640 $67,210
Exercise Physiologists 490 $46,240

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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