Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Pensacola State College

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

Pensacola State is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 9,226 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.

Pensacola State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Pensacola State 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 Pensacola State

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

Pensacola State Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Pensacola State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pensacola State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	5

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 FL, the home state for Pensacola 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.