Health & Physical Education at Rio Hondo College

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

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year.

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.

RHCCD Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

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

RHCCD Health & Physical Education Rankings

Phys Ed Student Demographics at RHCCD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the phys ed majors at Rio Hondo College.

RHCCD Health & Physical Education Associate’s Program

62% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of phys ed associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in phys ed graduates 59% 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 phys ed.

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 Health & Physical Education

If you plan to be a phys ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Hondo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	19

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 CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	38,340	$51,580
Coaches and Scouts	25,750	$45,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Professors	2,030	$114,220
Athletic Trainers	1,240	$58,060
Athletes and Sports Competitors	1,060	$125,160

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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