by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 218th most popular major in the country with 2,818 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 696 parks, recreation & leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 parks, recreation & leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $17,339 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in parks, recreation & leisure studies. That schools that top this list have a program in parks, recreation & leisure studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree parks & rec students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. LTCC is located in South Lake Tahoe, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s parks & rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Lake Tahoe Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Feather River Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region list. Feather River Community College District is a small public school situated in Quincy, California. It awarded 5 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sierra College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region. Sierra College is a public institution located in Rocklin, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Sierra College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allan Hancock College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region list. Allan Hancock College is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Maria, California. It awarded 14 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno City College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno City College is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 2 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Fresno City College
American River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at American River College
El Camino College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Torrance, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks & rec degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at El Camino College
College of the Canyons ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks & rec degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at College of the Canyons
Cuesta College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cuesta College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
College of the Desert ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
Full College of the Desert Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Palomar College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s parks & rec degrees to qualified students.
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