Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mohawk Valley Community College

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

MVCC is located in Utica, New York and approximately 5,704 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, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

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

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

MVCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at MVCC

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks and rec at MVCC are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Mohawk Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	6
Health & Physical Education	2

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 NY, the home state for Mohawk Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	5,400	$59,460

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.