Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Western Nebraska Community College

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

WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,625.

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.

WNCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

WNCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at WNCC

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

WNCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Associate’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of parks & rec associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

WNCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in parks & rec graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
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 Western Nebraska Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	2

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 NE, the home state for Western Nebraska Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
General and Operations Managers	16,950	$96,900
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2,400	$32,890
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Coaches and Scouts	1,200	$40,870
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	890	$50,610

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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