by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region” 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 Far Western US region, there were 787 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 parks, recreation and leisure studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree parks & rec students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Tahoe Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region. LTCC is a public institution located in South Lake Tahoe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 College is a small school located in Quincy, California that handed out 3 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Feather River Community College District Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
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 fairly large public school situated in Rocklin, California. It awarded 15 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Allan Hancock College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Maria, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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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, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s parks and rec degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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American River College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Parks & Rec Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. American River College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s parks and rec degrees to qualified students.
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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. Located in Torrance, California, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s parks and rec students in 2020-2021.
Read more about 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. College of the Canyons is a public institution located in Santa Clarita, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Canyons Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
Cuesta 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 #9. This medium-sized school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of the Desert 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. This fairly large school is located in Palm Desert, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
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 a fairly large school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 0 associates’s parks and rec degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Palomar College Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Report
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