Servicios de Recreación y Tiempo Libre, licenciatura

The  Recreation and Leisure Services  major seeks to prepare students to work in a variety of Recreation and Leisure Service settings. Students majoring in Recreation and Leisure Services may work in city and county parks; municipal and county park and recreation agencies; adult and youth correctional facilities; university unions; college and university campus recreation and intramural sports programs; military recreation; outdoor/environmental recreation; youth development agencies (e.g., YMCA, YWCA, Boys & Girls Clubs); recreation and leisure settings (e.g., golf courses, amusement parks, resorts, cruise lines, and event management), and commercial recreation services (e.g., event management, theme parks, hotel, and resort management).

The Recreation and Leisure Services major seeks to prepare students who will pursue a career in Recreation and Leisure Service will be able to work in a variety of settings to include:

Public Recreation Centers

Private Recreation Center

Municipal and County Parks and Recreation Agencies

Mental Health Institutions

Rehabilitation Clinics

Nursing Homes

Transition Living & Group Homes

Campus for Special Population (Special Olympics)

Youth & Adult Correctional Facilities

Community-Based Programs (YMCA’S, Boys and Girls Clubs, etc.)

Intramural Director of Campus Recreation

University Unions and Recreation Departments

Hospitals

Hotels and Resorts

Recreation and Leisure Settings (Golf Courses, Amusement Parks, Resorts, Cruise Lines, and Event Management)

Racquet Clubs

Corporate Recreation

Travel and Cruise Industry

Outdoor Adventure Program

Military Recreational Programs

Benedict College is a college where each student’s experience in academic, residential, and co-curricular activities is transformative and customer-service focused; simultaneously, Benedict faculty and staff work in a collaborative, transparent environment where data­ based decisions are also girded in compassion.

Benedict College is a place of full-time learning from the classroom, to the playing field, to the residence hall, and out into the community where the legacy of “BC” as inclusive, pioneering, and “family” is respected and cherished.

Transformative education, innovation in technology and enterprise, and commitment to the community all merge in a dynamic environment where students receive an education that prepares them to enter the global marketplace with exceptional cultural and professional competencies that will empower them to contribute to the sustainability and economic growth of the communities where they live, work and play.

Therefore, Benedict College is not only a power for good in society, but Benedict is committed to providing a transformative learning environment, created by highly trained and equipped professionals, that empowers all students to realize their highest potential.

Benedict College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate degrees.