Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at South Georgia Technical College

Every parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the parks and rec program at South Georgia Technical College stacks up to those at other schools.

South Georgia Technical College is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 1,814 students attend the school each year.

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.

South Georgia Technical College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Parks & Rec (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

South Georgia Technical College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at South Georgia Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at South Georgia Technical College.

South Georgia Technical College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

South Georgia Technical College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Georgia Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	17

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for South Georgia Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	6,030	$45,540
Coaches and Scouts	4,970	$45,510
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,460	$46,990

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.