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Health & Physical Education at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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Health & Physical Education at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

If you are interested in studying health and physical education, you may want to check out the program at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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

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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

64% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 64% 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 10% 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 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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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