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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Rio Hondo College

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Rio Hondo College

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Rio Hondo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and has a total student population of 15,692.

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.

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

  • Basic Certificate in Parks & Rec (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at RHCCD

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

RHCCD does offer online education options in parks & rec for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

RHCCD Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

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

62% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Rio Hondo College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 19

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 CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers 249,800 $137,640
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 38,340 $51,580
Coaches and Scouts 25,750 $45,600
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 9,780 $59,640

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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