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2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Associate Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$26,077 Avg Salary
$17,818 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Recreation Administration Associate Degree School for You

Recreation Administration is the #249 most popular major in California with 50 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Recreation Administration Associate Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California 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 Recreation Administration program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Recreation Administration Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Professional Golfers Career College to be the most popular school for recreation administration students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Located in the city of Temecula, PGCC is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in recreation admin at PGCC, 95% are male and 5% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, recreation admin majors at PGCC accumulate an average of around $15,008 in student debt.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Professional Golfers Career College

#2

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Santa Rosa Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in California. Located in the city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in recreation admin at SRJC, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Recreation Administration at Santa Rosa Junior College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Mt. San Antonio College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular recreation administration schools in California. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at Mt. San Antonio College

#4

Butte College

Oroville, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butte College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Recreation Administration Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

West Valley College

Saratoga, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, West Valley College landed the # 4 spot on the list. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Saratoga.

Read full report on Recreation Administration at West Valley College

Best Recreation Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Recreation Administration Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 43
Nevada 5

One of 4 majors within the area of study, recreation administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Glen Santy.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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