by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 284 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 72 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful parks, recreation and leisure studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kingsborough Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 35 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Butler County Community College is a small public school situated in Butler, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tompkins Cortland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Dryden, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Tompkins Cortland Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mohawk Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. MVCC is a medium-sized school located in Utica, New York that handed out 6 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Niagara County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Niagara County Community College is a small school located in Sanborn, New York that handed out 5 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Niagara County Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Garrett College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Garrett College is a small school located in McHenry, Maryland that handed out 5 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Garrett Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Sullivan County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Sullivan County Community College is a small school located in Loch Sheldrake, New York that handed out 3 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Sullivan County Community College
Montgomery College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Montgomery College is a public institution located in Rockville, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Montgomery College
Corning Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Corning Community College is a public institution located in Corning, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Corning Community College
Prince George’s Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Prince George’s Community College is a fairly large school located in Largo, Maryland that handed out 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Warren County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Warren County Community College is a small school located in Washington, New Jersey that handed out 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Warren County Community College
Frederick Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Parks & Rec Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in Frederick, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Frederick Community College
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