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

What traits are you looking for in a parks and rec school? To help you decide if Western Wyoming Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's parks and rec program.

WWCC is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and approximately 2,776 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.

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

• Associate’s Degree in Parks & Rec

WWCC Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

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Parks & Rec Student Demographics at WWCC

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of parks and rec associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in parks and rec at WWCC are white. Around 100% 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 Western Wyoming Community College with a associate's in parks and rec.

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

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

If you plan to be a parks and 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 Western Wyoming Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	3

Related Majors

• 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 WY, the home state for Western Wyoming Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
General and Operations Managers	5,250	$105,920
Managers	770	$100,310
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	640	$34,600
Coaches and Scouts	540	$43,730
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	260	$47,530

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.