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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Niagara County Community College

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

Niagara County Community College is located in Sanborn, New York and approximately 4,389 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.

Niagara County Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at Niagara County Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Niagara County Community College offers distance education options for parks and rec at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Niagara County Community College 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 Niagara County Community College

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

Niagara County Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

24% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks and rec at Niagara County Community College are white. Around 81% 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 Niagara County Community College with a associate's in parks and rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Niagara County Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Niagara County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 16
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 5

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 Niagara County 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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