2022 Best Value Parks Administration Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management is the 187th most popular major in the country with 3,432 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 73 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 23 parks, recreation and leisure facilities management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality parks, recreation and leisure facilities management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the parks, recreation and leisure facilities management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Parks Administration Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Parks Administration Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Parks Administration Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management in the Far Western US Region

#1

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California

#1 in overall quality

$1,729 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Parks Administration Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s parks administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mt. SAC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $1,729 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Parks Administration students per year to attend Mt. San Antonio College.

Read full report on Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management at Mt. SAC

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Glen Santy.

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