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2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$26,381 Avg Salary
$14,783 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health & Physical Education Associate Degree School for You

Health & Physical Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 2,940 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health & Physical Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the phys ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for health and physical education students working on their associate degree. A-B Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Asheville.

Women make up 43% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. FTCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

Women make up 33% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Sandhills Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

Women make up 33% of the phys ed majors at the school.

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#5

College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Albemarle landed the # 5 spot on the list. College of the Albemarle is a small public school located in the town of Elizabeth City.

Of the 5 students majoring in phys ed at College of the Albemarle, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Gaston College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas.

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Catawba Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health and physical education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. CVCC is a small public school located in the city of Hickory.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Coastal Carolina Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health & Physical Education Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, Coastal Carolina Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in phys ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Health & Physical Education at Coastal Carolina Community College Report

With a ranking of #9, Central Carolina Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health and physical education students working on their associate degree. Central Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Sanford.

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Brunswick Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree health and physical education programs. Brunswick Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bolivia.

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Best Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health & Physical Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,805
Virginia 1,593
Florida 1,949
Tennessee 2,405
Kentucky 988
South Carolina 1,141
Louisiana 678
Arkansas 854
Alabama 858
Mississippi 1,050
West Virginia 1,170

One of 4 majors within the area of study, health and physical education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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