Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Associate’s Program

43% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in parks & rec only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies

Parks, Recreation & Leisure 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	24

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	150	$62,070

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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