Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management programs in California
14 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $24,035 at Professional Golfers Career College.
What this work pays in California
General and Operations Managers in California earn a median of $124,390 a year across 300,840 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $45,560 | 106,180 |
| Facilities Managers | $118,620 | 20,550 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | $63,270 | 14,850 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | $79,550 | 7,000 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Golfers Career College Temecula | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $24,035 (44 grads) | 32 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Desert Palm Desert | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Reedley College Reedley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.