by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major” ranking.
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 168 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major” ranking, we looked at 36 colleges that offer a degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in parks, recreation and leisure studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Garrett College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major. Located in McHenry, Maryland, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Garrett Community College
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. BC3 is located in Butler, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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 more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Butler County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kingsborough Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lake Tahoe Community College is located in South Lake Tahoe, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Lake Tahoe Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Sullivan County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY Sullivan is a public institution located in Loch Sheldrake, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Sullivan County Community College
Tompkins Cortland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking, coming in at #6. Tompkins Cortland is a public institution located in Dryden, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tompkins Cortland Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
South Georgia Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. South Georgia Technical College is a small public school situated in Americus, Georgia. It awarded 17 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at South Georgia Technical College
Feather River Community College District landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. Located in Quincy, California, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Feather River Community College District
Northwest College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. Northwest College is located in Powell, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Northwest College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking, coming in at #10. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
With a ranking of #11, Mohawk Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Mohawk Valley Community College is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mohawk Valley Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Niagara County Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. Niagara County Community College is a small public school situated in Sanborn, New York. It awarded 5 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Niagara County Community College
Central Wyoming College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Red Rocks Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
Full Red Rocks Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Sierra College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking, coming in at #15. This fairly large school is located in Rocklin, California, and it awarded 15 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Sierra College
Allan Hancock College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Allan Hancock College is a medium-sized public school situated in Santa Maria, California. It awarded 10 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking, coming in at #17. EMCC is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Fresno City College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Fresno City College
American River College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. American River is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 3 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at American River College
With a ranking of #20, El Camino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. El Camino College is a fairly large public school situated in Torrance, California. It awarded 2 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at El Camino College
Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking, coming in at #21. Warner Robins, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Central Georgia Technical College
University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking, coming in at #22. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Studies at University of Maine
College of the Canyons ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. College of the Canyons is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Clarita, California. It awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Cuesta College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Washington County Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. Washington County Community College is a small public school situated in Calais, Maine. It awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Washington County Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Corning Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Corning Community College is a small school located in Corning, New York that handed out 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dakota College at Bottineau did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking, coming in at #25. Dakota College at Bottineau is a small school located in Bottineau, North Dakota that handed out 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at MSU-Bottineau
Holmes Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. Goodman, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Holmes Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
With a ranking of #25, Montgomery College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Rockville, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Montgomery College
College of the Desert landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. College of the Desert is a fairly large school located in Palm Desert, California that handed out 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Desert Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Warren County Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. This small school is located in Washington, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Warren County Community College
With a ranking of #25, Palomar College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Palomar College is a fairly large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Palomar College
With a ranking of #25, Frederick Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Frederick Community College is a public institution located in Frederick, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Frederick Community College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
With a ranking of #25, Eastern Maine Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major list. Eastern Maine Community College is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Eastern Maine Community College
Prince George’s Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major ranking. Located in Largo, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies at Prince George’s Community College
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