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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Madison Area Technical College

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Madison Area Technical College

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

Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 13,057.

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.

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

  • Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

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

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Madison College

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

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

57% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks & rec at Madison College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Madison College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
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 Madison Area Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Recreation Administration 11

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 WI, the home state for Madison Area Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers 33,340 $126,950
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 5,710 $32,030
Coaches and Scouts 5,010 $31,930
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 1,700 $51,810

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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