Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Northwest Florida State College

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Northwest Florida State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

NWFSC is located in Niceville, Florida and approximately 5,004 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.

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

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

NWFSC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at NWFSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Northwest Florida State College.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

NWFSC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	15

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions

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 FL, the home state for Northwest Florida State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	16,120	$40,790
Coaches and Scouts	10,220	$45,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	8,870	$48,010

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.