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Health & Physical Education at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Health & Physical Education at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

If you plan to study health & physical education, take a look at what Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and has a total student population of 8,329.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Physical Education section at the bottom of this page.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Phys Ed (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Phys Ed

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

30% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a associate's in phys ed.

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

Concentrations Within Health & Physical Education

The following phys ed concentations are available at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sports Management 14

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Coaches and Scouts 12,520 $43,420
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 8,670 $54,220
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors 390 $52,970
Athletes and Sports Competitors 120 $78,370
Exercise Physiologists 60 $48,330

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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