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 Recreation Admin Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,122 people earned their degree in recreation administration, making the major the 163rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, recreation administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,874 and had an average of $23,610 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 177 recreation administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in recreation administration. That schools that top this list have a program in recreation administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Professional Golfers Career College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major. This small school is located in Temecula, California, and it awarded 40 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gogebic Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major. Gogebic Community College is a public institution located in Ironwood, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sullivan County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Sullivan County Community College is a small public school situated in Loch Sheldrake, New York. It awarded 6 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herkimer County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Herkimer County Community College is located in Herkimer, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Herkimer 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, Tompkins Cortland Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Dryden, 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 2020-2021.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 42 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Recreation Administration Report
Central Wyoming College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #7. Central Wyoming College is located in Riverton, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
Full Central Wyoming College Recreation Administration Report
Green River College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Located in Auburn, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Anoka Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Anoka, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Full Anoka Technical College Recreation Administration Report
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. This small school is located in Fennimore, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Recreation Administration Report
Sandhills Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Sandhills Community College is a small public school situated in Pinehurst, North Carolina. It awarded 4 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Sandhills Community College
Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 2 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Indiana Tech
Madison Area Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Madison College
Snow College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #14. Snow College is a medium-sized school located in Ephraim, Utah that handed out 4 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Truckee Meadows Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 5 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Truckee Meadows Community College Recreation Administration Report
Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Santa Rosa, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Santa Rosa Junior College
Spokane Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #17. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 2 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Spokane Community College
Iowa Central Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Iowa Central Community College is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s recreation admin degrees to qualified students.
Full Iowa Central Community College Recreation Administration Report
Scottsdale Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Moraine Valley Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Located in Palos Hills, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Full Moraine Valley Community College Recreation Administration Report
With a ranking of #21, Augusta Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. This small school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Augusta Technical College Recreation Administration Report
Mt. San Antonio College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Mt. SAC is a public institution located in Walnut, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mt. San Antonio College Recreation Administration Report
With a ranking of #23, Coastal Alabama Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Bay Minette, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recreation admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about 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. Located in Utica, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Mohawk Valley Community College
Lakeland Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. Kirtland, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recreation admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Arizona Western College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the 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 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Arizona Western College
Southeastern Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Harrisburg, Illinois, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Southeastern Illinois College
Butte College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Butte College is a public institution located in Oroville, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Butte College
Northern Virginia Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 4 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at Northern Virginia Community College
Vermilion Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Vermilion Community College is a public institution located in Ely, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Vermilion Community College Recreation Administration Report
Walla Walla Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Walla Walla, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recreation admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Walla Walla Community College
North Country Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking, coming in at #23. Saranac Lake, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recreation admin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at North Country Community College
SUNY Delhi landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. This small school is located in Delhi, New York, and it awarded 24 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Onondaga Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Recreation Administration at Onondaga Community College
West Valley College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. Located in Saratoga, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s recreation admin students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Recreation Administration at West Valley College
East Mississippi Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major ranking. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, County College of Morris did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Recreation Admin Major list. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school situated in Randolph, New Jersey. It awarded 0 associates’s recreation admin degrees in 2020-2021.
Full County College of Morris Recreation Administration Report
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