Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Mount Wachusett Community College

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at Mount Wachusett Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and approximately 3,187 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.

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

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

MWCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at MWCC

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Wachusett 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	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and rec major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Wachusett Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	1

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	11,880	$59,350
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Coaches and Scouts	7,280	$50,200
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,090	$56,430

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.