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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Onondaga Community College

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Onondaga Community College

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what Onondaga Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 8,545 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.

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

  • Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

OCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at OCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Onondaga Community College.

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

38% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks & rec at OCC are white. Around 62% 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 Onondaga Community College with a associate's in parks & rec.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks & 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 Onondaga Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 12

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & 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 Onondaga 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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