Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at South Texas College

Every parks, recreation, leisure, & 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 & rec program at South Texas College stacks up to those at other schools.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and approximately 28,233 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 Texas College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

South Texas College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at South Texas College

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

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

32% Women

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 58% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	1
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 South Texas College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	40

Public Administration & Social Service

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	19,450	$38,650
Coaches and Scouts	13,270	$51,800
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	6,120	$47,900

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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