by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Recreation Administration is the 163rd most popular major in the country with 2,826 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , recreation administration graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $32,374 and had an average of $22,965 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 161 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major” ranking analyzed 37 colleges that offered a degree in recreation administration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their recreation administration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree recreation admin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Professional Golfers Career College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. PGCC is located in Temecula, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
Full Professional Golfers Career College Recreation Administration Report
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Gogebic Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ironwood, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recreation admin degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Gogebic Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sullivan County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major. Loch Sheldrake, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recreation admin degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Sullivan County Community College
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Herkimer County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Herkimer, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recreation admin degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Tompkins Cortland Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Tompkins Cortland Community College is located in Dryden, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Central Wyoming College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Central Wyoming College is located in Riverton, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
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 Recreation Administration at Central Wyoming College
Green River College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. GRC is located in Auburn, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Anoka Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Anoka Technical College is a public institution located in Anoka, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s 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%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Anoka Technical College
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #10. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is located in Fennimore, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Recreation Administration Report
Sandhills Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. This small school is located in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Indiana Institute of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. This small school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Indiana Tech
Madison Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #13. Madison College is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Snow College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recreation admin degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Snow College
Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Reno, Nevada, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s recreation admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Truckee Meadows Community College Recreation Administration Report
With a ranking of #16, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 9 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Spokane Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 2 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Spokane Community College Recreation Administration Report
Iowa Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #18. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Iowa Central Community College
Scottsdale Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 5 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Scottsdale Community College
Moraine Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Palos Hills, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s recreation admin 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%.
Augusta Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Augusta Technical College is a small school located in Augusta, Georgia that handed out 2 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Augusta Technical College Recreation Administration Report
Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #22. Mt. San Antonio College is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 3 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Coastal Alabama Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Coastal Alabama Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bay Minette, Alabama that handed out 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Coastal Alabama Community College
Mohawk Valley Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. MVCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Lakeland Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Lakeland Community College is a small public school situated in Kirtland, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona Western College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. AWC is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arizona Western College Recreation Administration Report
Southeastern Illinois College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Southeastern Illinois College is a small public school situated in Harrisburg, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Butte College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Butte College is a medium-sized school located in Oroville, California that handed out 1 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northern Virginia Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Recreation Administration at Northern Virginia Community College
Walla Walla Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Walla Walla Community College is a small school located in Walla Walla, Washington that handed out 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Walla Walla Community College
North Country Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. North Country Community College is a small public school situated in Saranac Lake, New York. It awarded 1 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
Full North Country Community College Recreation Administration Report
With a ranking of #23, SUNY Delhi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. SUNY Delhi is a small public school situated in Delhi, New York. It awarded 1 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Onondaga Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Onondaga Community College is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
West Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #23. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga, California. It awarded 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2021-2022.
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East Mississippi Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s recreation admin students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at East Mississippi Community College
County College of Morris landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. County College of Morris is located in Randolph, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Recreation Administration at County College of Morris
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