The Physical Education Major at Nassau Community College

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Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General at Nassau Community College

If you are interested in studying sports kinesiology and physical education/fitness general, you may want to check out the program at Nassau Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 13,864.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General section at the bottom of this page.

Nassau Community College Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Education

Nassau Community College Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Rankings

Physical Education Student Demographics at Nassau Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical education majors at Nassau Community College.

Nassau Community College Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness General Associate’s Program

17% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of physical education associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in physical education at Nassau Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Nassau Community College with a associate's in physical education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Physical Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical education 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 Nassau Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	24,160	$59,520
Coaches and Scouts	10,320	$56,320
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	1,320	$78,150
Athletes and Sports Competitors	300	$102,930

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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