2026 Recreation & Fitness Rankings
Best Colleges for Recreation & Fitness
Data-driven rankings of 226 trade colleges excelling in Recreation & Fitness programs
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Rankings based on field productivity, program depth, retention rates, and institutional quality in Recreation & Fitness.
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#1
Complete Data Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA
Public
Overall Score 93.7
93.7 / 100
Field Productivity 97%
0.8% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 94%
78% retained Enrollment 52,462
Programs 33 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#2
Complete Data College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
Public
Overall Score 88.3
88.3 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
1.4% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 82%
74% retained Enrollment 32,417
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#3
Complete Data Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA
Public
Overall Score 87
87 / 100
Field Productivity 80%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 94%
78% retained Enrollment 30,114
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#4
Complete Data Riverside City College
Riverside, CA
Public
Overall Score 84.7
84.7 / 100
Field Productivity 95%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 70%
71% retained Enrollment 36,662
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#5
Complete Data Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA
Public
Overall Score 83.8
83.8 / 100
Field Productivity 79%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 98%
83% retained Enrollment 25,486
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,340
#6
Complete Data Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
Public
Overall Score 83.2
83.2 / 100
Field Productivity 98%
1.1% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 87%
76% retained Enrollment 17,156
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#7
Complete Data West Valley College
Saratoga, CA
Public
Overall Score 82.9
82.9 / 100
Field Productivity 83%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 98%
83% retained Enrollment 13,200
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#8
Complete Data College of San Mateo
San Mateo, CA
Public
Overall Score 82.6
82.6 / 100
Field Productivity 72%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 89%
77% retained Enrollment 16,864
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#9
Complete Data Citrus College
Glendora, CA
Public
Overall Score 79.9
79.9 / 100
Field Productivity 92%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 39%
2 programs Retention 64%
70% retained Enrollment 18,087
Programs 29 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#10
Complete Data Clovis Community College
Fresno, CA
Public
Overall Score 78.9
78.9 / 100
Field Productivity 88%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 39%
2 programs Retention 83%
75% retained Enrollment 16,900
Programs 26 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#11
Complete Data Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
Public
Overall Score 78.6
78.6 / 100
Field Productivity 57%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 83%
75% retained Enrollment 31,751
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,242
#12
Complete Data Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS
Public
Overall Score 78.4
78.4 / 100
Field Productivity 91%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 11%
56% retained Enrollment 8,879
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,700
#13
Complete Data Reedley College
Reedley, CA
Public
Overall Score 76.8
76.8 / 100
Field Productivity 94%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 39%
65% retained Enrollment 15,332
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#14
Complete Data Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
Public
Overall Score 76.5
76.5 / 100
Field Productivity 75%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 39%
2 programs Retention 89%
77% retained Enrollment 42,391
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#15
Complete Data Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
Public
Overall Score 74.4
74.4 / 100
Field Productivity 62%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 78%
73% retained Enrollment 30,110
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#16
Complete Data Norco College
Norco, CA
Public
Overall Score 74.4
74.4 / 100
Field Productivity 82%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 39%
2 programs Retention 89%
77% retained Enrollment 19,933
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#17
Complete Data Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY
Public
Overall Score 73.4
73.4 / 100
Field Productivity 90%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 98%
5 programs Retention 23%
61% retained Enrollment 7,614
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,136
#18
Complete Data Butte College
Oroville, CA
Public
Overall Score 72.8
72.8 / 100
Field Productivity 71%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 50%
67% retained Enrollment 18,714
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#19
Complete Data Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
Public
Overall Score 71.8
71.8 / 100
Field Productivity 45%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 83%
75% retained Enrollment 33,807
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#20
Complete Data South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA
Public
Overall Score 71.8
71.8 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
1.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 39%
65% retained Enrollment 3,079
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,000
#21
Complete Data Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
Public
Overall Score 71.1
71.1 / 100
Field Productivity 83%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 23%
61% retained Enrollment 17,131
Programs 25 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,056
#22
Complete Data Southwestern Community College
Sylva, NC
Public
Overall Score 71
71 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 64%
70% retained Enrollment 4,033
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,472
#23
Complete Data County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ
Public
Overall Score 70.6
70.6 / 100
Field Productivity 75%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 39%
2 programs Retention 78%
73% retained Enrollment 10,771
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $9,240
#24
Complete Data Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
Public
Overall Score 70.6
70.6 / 100
Field Productivity 84%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 64%
70% retained Enrollment 47,183
Programs 34 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#25
Complete Data Alexandria Technical & Community College
Alexandria, MN
Public
Overall Score 69.9
69.9 / 100
Field Productivity 79%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 39%
2 programs Retention 82%
74% retained Enrollment 5,589
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,478
#26
Complete Data Gaston College
Dallas, NC
Public
Overall Score 69.8
69.8 / 100
Field Productivity 95%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 23%
61% retained Enrollment 10,719
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432
#27
Complete Data East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS
Public
Overall Score 69.7
69.7 / 100
Field Productivity 87%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 33%
64% retained Enrollment 6,512
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,500
#28
Complete Data Lemoore College
Lemoore, CA
Public
Overall Score 69.5
69.5 / 100
Field Productivity 88%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 94%
78% retained Enrollment 7,623
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#29
Complete Data Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY
Public
Overall Score 69.5
69.5 / 100
Field Productivity 87%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 19%
60% retained Enrollment 6,111
Programs 23 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,150
#30
Complete Data College of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA
Public
Overall Score 68.9
68.9 / 100
Field Productivity 77%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 50%
67% retained Enrollment 19,439
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#31
Complete Data Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
Public
Overall Score 68.8
68.8 / 100
Field Productivity 54%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 78%
73% retained Enrollment 33,683
Programs 34 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#32
Complete Data Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
Public
Overall Score 68.6
68.6 / 100
Field Productivity 59%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 89%
77% retained Enrollment 33,061
Programs 33 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#33
Complete Data Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
Public
Overall Score 68.6
68.6 / 100
Field Productivity 59%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 89%
77% retained Enrollment 33,061
Programs 33 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#34
Complete Data East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA
Public
Overall Score 68.3
68.3 / 100
Field Productivity 55%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 55%
68% retained Enrollment 56,497
Programs 29 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,196
#35
Complete Data Las Positas College
Livermore, CA
Public
Overall Score 68.3
68.3 / 100
Field Productivity 58%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 98%
83% retained Enrollment 13,061
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#36
Complete Data Ventura College
Ventura, CA
Public
Overall Score 68.1
68.1 / 100
Field Productivity 58%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 39%
2 programs Retention 87%
76% retained Enrollment 20,453
Programs 29 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,340
#37
Complete Data Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA
Public
Overall Score 68
68 / 100
Field Productivity 78%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 55%
68% retained Enrollment 21,065
Programs 29 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#38
Complete Data Minnesota North College
Hibbing, MN
Public
Overall Score 68
68 / 100
Field Productivity 83%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 29%
63% retained Enrollment 5,453
Programs 24 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,374
#39
Complete Data El Camino Community College District
Torrance, CA
Public
Overall Score 68
68 / 100
Field Productivity 63%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 70%
71% retained Enrollment 37,797
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#40
Complete Data Hartnell College
Salinas, CA
Public
Overall Score 67.8
67.8 / 100
Field Productivity 88%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 39%
2 programs Retention 78%
73% retained Enrollment 15,089
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#41
Complete Data Brunswick Community College
Bolivia, NC
Public
Overall Score 67.2
67.2 / 100
Field Productivity 97%
0.7% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 39%
65% retained Enrollment 3,359
Programs 12 fields
Tuition (In-State) $2,432
#42
Complete Data Professional Golfers Career College
Temecula, CA
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 67.2
67.2 / 100
Field Productivity 100%
21.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 1%
43% retained Enrollment 189
Programs 1 fields
Tuition (In-State) $15,160
#43
Complete Data Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Public
Overall Score 67.1
67.1 / 100
Field Productivity 57%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 50%
67% retained Enrollment 37,916
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#44
Complete Data San Diego Miramar College
San Diego, CA
Public
Overall Score 66.9
66.9 / 100
Field Productivity 49%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 91%
4 programs Retention 78%
73% retained Enrollment 25,423
Programs 26 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#45
Complete Data Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN
Public
Overall Score 66.6
66.6 / 100
Field Productivity 76%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 55%
68% retained Enrollment 4,786
Programs 14 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,759
#46
Complete Data Los Angeles Harbor College
Wilmington, CA
Public
Overall Score 66.2
66.2 / 100
Field Productivity 73%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 78%
73% retained Enrollment 16,445
Programs 25 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,196
#47
Complete Data Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY
Public
Overall Score 65.8
65.8 / 100
Field Productivity 84%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 69%
3 programs Retention 8%
55% retained Enrollment 9,923
Programs 22 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,280
#48
Complete Data North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City, IA
Public
Overall Score 65.4
65.4 / 100
Field Productivity 82%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 39%
2 programs Retention 78%
73% retained Enrollment 4,464
Programs 22 fields
Tuition (In-State) $5,618
#49
Complete Data Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS
Public
Overall Score 65.2
65.2 / 100
Field Productivity 93%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 39%
65% retained Enrollment 14,209
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,300
#50
Complete Data De Anza College
Cupertino, CA
Public
Overall Score 64.1
64.1 / 100
Field Productivity 46%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 98%
82% retained Enrollment 30,446
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,395