Associate Degrees
Adventure Recreation
Park and Outdoor Recreation
Physical Education Studies
Recreation and Sports Management


The Natural Resource Recreation and Sports curriculum provides students with the opportunity to obtain a general background in leisure studies and to focus their studies on one of six concentrations:

• Adventure Recreation
• Park and Outdoor Recreation Management
• Recreation and Sports Management
• Physical Education Studies
• Park & Outdoor Recreation: Environmental Science and Forestry
• Park & Outdoor Recreation: Forest Technology

But what's the program all about?

It's about...

Small, intimate class sizes

The majority of our classes are limited to 24 students.  Lab classes are usually limited to 12 students.  Both of these lend themselves to more teacher/student interaction and a better learning environment.

Practical, hands-on experience

Each course within the major stresses practical experience.  Our students learn by doing.

New experiences

Through the use of hands-on experiences as well as field trips, guest lecturers, and club outings, our students are exposed to a great deal on many levels.

Working with people

Each program option stresses the need to be able to not only communicate with others but to help and be helped by others.

Knowing our environment

Whether it be the natural or the social environment, our students learn how they impact and are impacted by these environments.

Service Learning

The Natural Resource Recreation and Sports program has recently introduced a new course in Service Learning that allows students to complete numerous outdoor projects and perform community service and earn college credit in the process.  The course is offered each semester and also during the summer.  For more information please see our course descriptions or contact David DeForest at (607) 746-4112 for more information.