Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Salt Lake Community College

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, take a look at what Salt Lake Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 27,293.

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.

Salt Lake Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Salt Lake Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Salt Lake Community College.

Salt Lake Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks and rec at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Salt Lake Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and 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 Salt Lake Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	17

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service
• 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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
General and Operations Managers	44,760	$82,370
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	3,150	$41,570
Coaches and Scouts	2,120	$37,230
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,060	$53,700

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.