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Recreation, AA
Would You Like to Help Others Enhance Their Quality of Life?
With a degree in recreation, you will help others find the best way to relax and slow down in today's fast-paced society. You will create programs, events and experiences to help serve and impact individual people and communities. While many of us are looking for opportunities to relax, have fun and meet others, you will be the one organizing, creating and implementing these opportunities.
This program will prepare you for a career in leisure services. Universities and four-year colleges offer a variety of leisure services programs including resort and commercial recreation, corporate and industrial recreation, fitness management, municipal and county recreation, therapeutic recreation, and teacher certification. Gulf Coast State College is committed to helping you build a solid foundation so that you'll be prepared when you transfer to a four-year institution.
Recreation Program Course Requirements
h3
Philosophy/Religion
Literature
Biological Science
History
Government
Microcomputer Applications
Marketing
Technical Writing
A complete list of courses with descriptions can be found in the Catalog
What can you do with a Recreation Degree?
In this field, people find careers as:
Seasonal Recreation Assistant
Assistant Recreation Manager
Day Camp Counselor
Sports Camp Counselor
Gulf Coast alumni of this program have continued their education at:
Are you ready to Get Started?
Apply to GCSC
Visit the Gulf Coast admissions page to learn more about the application process.
Consult the Gulf Coast State College Catalog for specific program and course information.
Apply for Financial Aid & Scholarships
There are many options available to help you pay for college. Find out more about scholarships and financial aid at Gulf Coast State College.