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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Wake Technical Community College

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Wake Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, you may want to check out the program at Wake Technical Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 21,760 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.

Wake Technical Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

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

Wake Technical Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at Wake Technical Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at Wake Technical Community College.

Wake Technical Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

69% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks & rec at Wake Technical Community College are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wake Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education 10

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 NC, the home state for Wake Technical Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers 54,330 $131,600
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 9,690 $37,020
Coaches and Scouts 6,340 $46,420
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 2,780 $53,210

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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