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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Luzerne County Community College

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Luzerne County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,454.

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.

Luzerne County Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Luzerne County Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Luzerne County Community College

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

Luzerne County Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

38% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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Luzerne County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 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 Luzerne County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 8

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 PA, the home state for Luzerne County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers 80,160 $133,480
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 12,450 $35,420
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Coaches and Scouts 7,200 $41,820
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,780 $52,200

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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