Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Tyler Junior College

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

Tyler Junior College is located in Tyler, Texas and has a total student population of 11,749.

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.

Tyler Junior College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Tyler Junior College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Tyler Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks and rec majors at Tyler Junior College.

Tyler Junior College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

Tyler Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks and rec graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks and rec concentations are available at Tyler Junior College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tyler Junior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	16

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 TX, the home state for Tyler Junior 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.