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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies is the 15th most popular major in the country with 72,741 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $31,466 and had an average of $24,117 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 5,582 parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,542 and $23,435 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 138 parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 38 colleges that offer a degree in parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies. That schools that top this list have a program in parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cankdeska Cikana Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region list. CCCC is located in Fort Totten, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s parks & rec degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Cankdeska Cikana Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United Tribes Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
Full United Tribes Technical College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Haskell Indian Nations University landed the #4 spot on the list. Haskell Indian Nations University is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region. ATCC is a small public school situated in Alexandria, Minnesota. It awarded 11 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 more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at ATCC
Northeast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Northeast Community College
Lake Region State College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region list. Lake Region State College is a small public school situated in Devils Lake, North Dakota. It awarded 6 associates’s parks & rec degrees 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 more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Lake Region State College
Dodge City Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dodge City Community College is a public institution located in Dodge City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Dodge City Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Barton County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Great Bend, Kansas, and it awarded 5 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Barton Community College
With a ranking of #10, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region list. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks & rec degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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, & Fitness Studies at Dakota County Technical College
Western Nebraska Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Western Nebraska Community College is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s parks & rec degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at WNCC
Normandale Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomington, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Normandale Community College
Anoka Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka Technical College is a small public school situated in Anoka, Minnesota. It awarded 10 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Anoka Technical College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Independence Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Independence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Independence Community College
Minnesota State College Southeast ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State College Southeast is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Inver Hills Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at IHCC
Butler Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Butler Community College is a public institution located in El Dorado, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Butler Community College
Kirkwood Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 5 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Kirkwood Community College
North Hennepin Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Waldorf University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Forest City, Iowa, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s parks & rec students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Waldorf University
Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Coon Rapids, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks & rec degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Brainerd, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks & rec degrees to 0 students 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%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at Central Lakes College - Brainerd
Iowa Central Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 2 associates’s parks & rec degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Iowa Central Community College Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Report
Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Plains States Region ranking. M State is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s parks & rec degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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