What Associate's in Kinesiology Programs Cost and Who Gets In
IPEDS lists 187 associate programs in exercise science and kinesiology under CIP 31.0505 with enough reported data to score. 139 of them clear the cost-reporting filter described in the methodology note, and this page ranks the 25 highest scoring of those. Pasadena City College leads at 94.8 out of 100, and the lowest scoring program on the list still reads 85.1.
In-state tuition is $3,240 at every program reporting it. Out-of-state tuition spans $4,530 to $14,760. 4 of the 25 report a full cost of attendance, which includes housing, books, and fees: $16,338 to $27,619.
Institutional graduation rates average 49% across the 25 schools reporting one, from 42% to 68%. None report an admit rate, so selectivity carries no weight at this level. Together these institutions conferred 654 associate degrees in the field in the most recent IPEDS completions year, and $59,460 is the BLS national median wage for exercise physiologists, the occupation the discipline feeds.
All 25 are public institutions. 22 of those are community colleges. None are flagged in IPEDS as offering a fully online option, so plan on attending in person. The 25 programs sit in 2 states.
The 25 Best Associate's in Kinesiology Programs, Ranked (2026)
The bar under each school shows where its score falls between 50 and 100 — no program scores below 50. The short tick marks 75, the middle of the range. Longer is better.
Ranks are national. Rank 1 is the highest-placed associate degree program in the country out of the 187 in the federal data. None were withheld at this level.
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Rank 1: Pasadena City College
Kinesiology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)
Pasadena, CA · Public · city campus
Our score
The AA-T requires one activity course from three of six movement areas, aquatics to team sports, inside a 60-unit transfer core anchored by Human Anatomy, Human Physiology and an introduction to kinesiology course.
The Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer combines a science core, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology and Introduction to Kinesiology, with a movement requirement: at least one course from three of six activity areas, aquatics, combatives, dance, fitness, individual sports or team sports, for a minimum of three units. A second requirement, List A, adds two more courses from chemistry, health education, first aid, physics, psychology or sociology, and statistics. The degree totals 60 CSU-transferable semester units, capped by a 2.0 GPA minimum and a C grade or better in every major course, and guarantees admission to the CSU system with junior standing once complete.
Pasadena's 48% graduation rate lands in the 88th percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs, well clear of the 36% median for the level, and the college confers 91 kinesiology degrees a year, more than eight times the 11-degree median for the level and the 100th percentile for the field. Total enrollment across the college, 24,597 students, adds a 94th-percentile scale reading behind the 94.8 score against a 74.8 median for the level. Out-of-state tuition runs $10,848 a year. Students who want a large transfer pipeline with a strong finish rate should put this AA-T on the shortlist.
- Guaranteed CSU admission with junior standing
- List A adds courses in chemistry, physics or statistics
- 2.0 GPA minimum with C grades required in the major
- 91 kinesiology associate degrees conferred a year
- Graduation rate
- 48%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $10,848
- Undergrad enrollment
- 24,597
- Degrees conferred
- 91
View Pasadena City College's Kinesiology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T) pasadena.edu
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Rank 2: De Anza College
Kinesiology for Transfer, Associate in Arts for Transfer (A.A.-T.)
Cupertino, CA · Public · city campus
Our score
The catalog lists this AA-T as pending state approval for 2025-2026, so candidates weighing a 68% graduation rate should confirm the degree's status with the CTE Division Office before enrolling toward it.
De Anza's Kinesiology for Transfer leads to an Associate in Arts for Transfer, guaranteeing admission to the CSU system though not to a specific campus or major, once a student completes at least 90 degree-applicable quarter units with a minimum 2.0 GPA in every De Anza course. The 2025-2026 catalog flags this AA-T as pending state approval and new for spring 2026, and lists a stacked certificate ladder ahead of it: a Skills Certificate awarded by the department, a college-level Certificate of Achievement, and a Certificate of Achievement-Advanced that adds an English and math proficiency requirement, qualifying for ENGL C1000 or ESL 5, and MATH 114 or a transfer-level math course. At least 24 of the 90 units must be completed at De Anza itself.
De Anza's 68% graduation rate sits at the 100th percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs, well past the 36% median, and accounts for most of its 94.6 score against a 74.8 median for the level. Enrollment of 17,425 students lands at the 80th percentile for institutional scale, and the college confers 37 kinesiology degrees a year, more than three times the 11-degree median for the level (92nd percentile). Out-of-state tuition is $12,420 a year. This fits a student confident enough in the finish-rate numbers to enroll while the transfer degree itself works through state sign-off.
- Certificate of Achievement-Advanced requires English and math proficiency
- Stacked Skills, Achievement and Achievement-Advanced certificates
- 90 quarter units, at least 24 at De Anza
- 37 kinesiology associate degrees conferred a year
- Graduation rate
- 68%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $12,420
- Undergrad enrollment
- 17,425
- Degrees conferred
- 37
View De Anza College's Kinesiology for Transfer, Associate in Arts for Transfer (A.A.-T.) www.deanza.edu
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Rank 3: Mt San Antonio College
Kinesiology, Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T)
Walnut, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
A 45% graduation rate, in the 81st percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs, drives most of Mt. SAC's 92.2 score.
Mt. SAC's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer runs on a 60-semester-unit Cal-GETC structure with at least 18 units in the kinesiology major, all completed with a C grade or better and a 2.0 GPA minimum. Coursework spans theory, lab-lecture and activity classes, in swimming, martial arts, kickboxing and self-defense, dance, circuit training and aerobics, plus statistics, biology and physics, and the department separately offers a coaching certificate, while athletic-training certification is available but requires additional schooling beyond this degree. Class sizes stay small enough for regular one-on-one contact with faculty who hold master's degrees and real-world experience in the field.
A 45% graduation rate, in the 81st percentile among the 187 peer kinesiology associate programs and well above the 36% median for the level, is the number doing the most work behind Mt. SAC's 92.2 score against a 74.8 median for the level. The college also confers 80 kinesiology degrees a year, more than seven times the 11-degree median (99th percentile), and enrolls 29,971 students overall, a 97th-percentile scale figure. Out-of-state tuition runs $10,388 a year. The combination of a large department, a strong finish rate and built-in coaching or athletic-training credentials suits a student who wants career options attached to the transfer degree itself.
- Coaching certificate available alongside the AA-T
- Athletic training certification requires additional schooling beyond the degree
- Small classes with faculty holding master's degrees
- 80 kinesiology associate degrees conferred a year
- Graduation rate
- 45%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $10,388
- Undergrad enrollment
- 29,971
- Degrees conferred
- 80
View Mt San Antonio College's Kinesiology, Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) www.mtsac.edu
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Rank 4: College of the Canyons
Kinesiology, Associate in Arts (AA)
Santa Clarita, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
This local, non-transfer AA pairs a 23-unit kinesiology major with a required Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries course, an option for students who prefer it to the parallel Kinesiology ADT.
College of the Canyons offers this Kinesiology AA as a local degree rather than the school's separate Kinesiology ADT transfer pathway, built on 23 major units: Introduction to Kinesiology, Principles of Physical Fitness and Conditioning, Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries, a choice of Health Education or Nutrition, and one of two anatomy-and-physiology sequences, Introduction to Human Anatomy plus Physiology, or the combined Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II. Students also select three units of activity coursework from a list running from circuit training and weight training to step aerobics, basketball, football, pickleball and swimming, and can add a recommended Emergency Procedures elective.
The program's 45% graduation rate places it at the 81st percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs, against a 36% median, and the score benefits further from 53 kinesiology degrees conferred a year, nearly five times the 11-degree median for the level (97th percentile). Total enrollment of 18,075 students lands at the 82nd percentile for institutional scale, behind a 91.7 score against a 74.8 median for the level. Out-of-state tuition runs $10,896 a year. Anyone who wants the athletic-injury coursework without committing to the CSU transfer track fits this program best.
- Choice of Health Education or Nutrition elective
- Recommended Emergency Procedures elective available
- Two anatomy-and-physiology sequence options offered
- 53 kinesiology associate degrees conferred a year
- Graduation rate
- 45%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $10,896
- Undergrad enrollment
- 18,075
- Degrees conferred
- 53
View College of the Canyons' Kinesiology, Associate in Arts (AA) www.canyons.edu
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Rank 5: Foothill College
Kinesiology, Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T)
Los Altos Hills, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
Foothill's kinesiology core runs a three-course, 15-unit human anatomy and physiology sequence, BIOL 40A, 40B and 40C, a full course beyond the two-course sequences most California AA-T catalogs require.
The Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer at Foothill requires 32 to 34 major units built around a three-course human anatomy and physiology sequence, BIOL 40A, 40B and 40C, 15 units total, alongside a five-unit Introduction to Kinesiology course. Students complete one activity course from three of five movement areas, aquatics, dance, fitness, individual sports or team sports, then choose two support courses from a list spanning chemistry, emergency medical response, contemporary health concerns, physics, psychology, sociology or statistics. The full associate degree needs 90 units once the Cal-GETC general-education pattern and transferable electives are added, with a minimum 2.0 GPA and a C grade in every major course.
Foothill's graduation rate of 56% sits at the 96th percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs, well clear of the 36% median, and is the main driver behind its 91.5 score against a 74.8 median for the level. The college confers 24 kinesiology degrees a year, more than double the 11-degree median (81st percentile), while total enrollment of 12,949 lands at the 69th percentile for scale. Out-of-state tuition runs $12,420 a year. A student weighing a heavier science load against a strong finish rate is looking at a 91.5 score that clears the 74.8 median for the level comfortably, built mainly on a graduation rate in the 96th percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs.
- Emergency Medical Response counts as a support-course option
- Activity requirement drawn from five movement areas
- 90-unit degree total including Cal-GETC
- 24 kinesiology associate degrees conferred a year
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $12,420
- Undergrad enrollment
- 12,949
- Degrees conferred
- 24
View Foothill College's Kinesiology, Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) foothill.edu
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Rank 6: Orange Coast College
Kinesiology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T)
Costa Mesa, CA · Public · city campus
Our score
Orange Coast's AA-T lets a student bank up to 12 required residency units at sister campuses Golden West College or Coastline College, part of the shared Coast Colleges consortium.
Orange Coast's Kinesiology AA-T requires 22 to 29 major units: Introduction to Kinesiology, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, three to six units of movement-based coursework chosen from five activity areas, and two courses from a support list covering chemistry, statistics, physics, personal health, psychology or sociology. Up to 12 of the required units in residence can be completed at Orange Coast itself or at partner Coast Colleges campuses, Golden West College or Coastline College, and the degree targets a 60-unit CSU-transferable total with a 2.0 GPA minimum and a C grade or better throughout the major.
A 48% graduation rate puts Orange Coast at the 88th percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs, above the 36% median, and accounts for most of its 91.4 score against a 74.8 median for the level. The college confers 28 kinesiology degrees a year, more than double the 11-degree median (86th percentile), and enrolls 17,096 students overall, a 79th-percentile scale reading. Out-of-state tuition is $11,536 a year against a total cost of attendance of $27,619. The consortium-based residency rule suits a student who might take courses across the three Coast Colleges campuses while finishing the transfer degree.
- Personal Health counts as a support-course option
- American Government and US History embedded in GE pattern
- Total cost of attendance listed at $27,619
- 28 kinesiology associate degrees conferred a year
- Graduation rate
- 48%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $11,536
- Cost of attendance
- $27,619
- Undergrad enrollment
- 17,096
- Degrees conferred
- 28
View Orange Coast College's Kinesiology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T) orangecoastcollege.edu
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Rank 7: Diablo Valley College
Associate in Arts for Transfer, Kinesiology
Pleasant Hill, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
DVC students must choose upfront among four separate kinesiology associate tracks, Fitness Instruction, Sports Medicine or Athletic Training, Sports and Recreation Management, or the transfer-focused AA-T, since only the last guarantees CSU admission.
Diablo Valley's kinesiology department offers four separate associate credentials: an Associate in Science in Fitness Instruction, an Associate in Science in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training, an Associate in Science in Sports and Recreation Management, and an Associate in Arts for Transfer in Kinesiology, the only one of the four that guarantees CSU admission. The department also runs four standalone certificates, Fitness Coach, Personal Training, Personal Training Entrepreneurship, and a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, and the faculty listing includes a department chair who also coaches the college's women's soccer team.
DVC's 49% graduation rate lands at the 91st percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs, well above the 36% median, the biggest single driver behind its 90.9 score against a 74.8 median for the level. Enrollment of 17,228 students sits at the 80th percentile for institutional scale, though the department confers only 17 kinesiology degrees a year, a 67th-percentile reading, the lightest of its three inputs. Out-of-state tuition runs $10,296 a year. A student who already knows which of the four tracks fits their goal, transfer, fitness coaching or athletic-training support, gets the most out of this program.
- Department chair also coaches women's soccer
- 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certificate available
- Personal Training Entrepreneurship certificate offered
- 17 kinesiology associate degrees conferred a year
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $10,296
- Undergrad enrollment
- 17,228
- Degrees conferred
- 17
View Diablo Valley College's Associate in Arts for Transfer, Kinesiology www.dvc.edu
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Rank 8: Saddleback College
Kinesiology - Exercise Science, Associate in Arts (A.A.)
Mission Viejo, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
Only one figure moves Saddleback's score much: a 48% graduation rate, good for the 88th percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs, feeding straight into the 90.6 result.
Saddleback's Kinesiology - Exercise Science A.A. is built for students aiming at careers in athletic training, physical therapy or other exercise-physiology fields, covering foundational anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and the components of fitness alongside the fundamentals of kinesiology and the allied health care continuum. The program prepares students for assistant or aide positions in physical-therapist offices, athletic-training facilities and health and wellness institutions, as well as training and coaching roles in fitness and sports centers, and many of its courses transfer directly into kinesiology or exercise-science bachelor's programs.
A 48% graduation rate lands Saddleback in the 88th percentile among 187 peer kinesiology associate programs, above the 36% median, and is the leading driver behind its 90.6 score against a 74.8 median for the level. Total enrollment of 20,764 students sits at the 88th percentile for institutional scale, and the college confers 20 kinesiology degrees a year, almost double the 11-degree median (74th percentile). Out-of-state tuition runs $14,760 a year. A student targeting allied-health aide work or a later transfer into athletic training or physical therapy fits this program's design.
- Prepares for athletic-training or physical-therapy program admission
- Coursework in biomechanics and fitness components
- Pathway into physical-therapist office aide roles
- 20 kinesiology associate degrees conferred a year
- Graduation rate
- 48%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $14,760
- Undergrad enrollment
- 20,764
- Degrees conferred
- 20
View Saddleback College's Kinesiology - Exercise Science, Associate in Arts (A.A.) www.saddleback.edu
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Rank 9: Irvine Valley College
Kinesiology, AA-T
Irvine, CA · Public · city campus
Our score
Students who want a guaranteed CSU transfer without leaving completion to chance should shortlist Irvine Valley College's AA-T in Kinesiology, one of 23 IVC degrees with that guarantee.
Irvine Valley College's AA-T in Kinesiology is a 60-unit transfer degree completed over four full-time semesters, built around Introduction to Kinesiology, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, and Introduction to General and Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, plus Health Education, First Aid, Social-Cultural Issues in Sport, and Principles of Nutrition. Students also complete units across three different movement-based areas: dance, fitness, and individual or team sports. The degree is one of just 23 at IVC that guarantee admission to the CSU system, carries a transfer agreement with Chapman University, and is recognized by Concordia University; UC Irvine also weighs it favorably for applicants to its B.S. in Exercise Science.
Our score of 90.2 sits well above the 74.8 median across the 187 associate's programs scored in this field, driven mainly by a 57% graduation rate at the 97th percentile among peers, against a 36% median. The program awards 6 kinesiology degrees a year, below the 11-degree median for the level, a modest drag on an otherwise strong record. IVC reports few admissions inputs to IPEDS, so the score leans on completion and institutional scale rather than selectivity, and out-of-state tuition runs $11,808. This fits a student who wants a transfer-guaranteed route into the CSU system and values finishing on time over program size.
- Transfer agreement with Chapman University
- Recognized by Concordia University's transfer pathway
- Movement-based units across three activity areas
- 60-unit AA-T finished in four semesters
- 57% graduation rate, well above median for the level
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $11,808
- Undergrad enrollment
- 13,018
- Degrees conferred
- 6
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Rank 10: Santiago Canyon College
Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology
Orange, CA · Public · city campus
Our score
Santiago Canyon College ties CSU-transferable general education credit to its Basic Circuit Weight Training sequence, a structure paired with an 88th-percentile graduation rate and a field-degree count well past the median for the level.
Santiago Canyon College ties CSU-transferable general education credit to Basic Circuit Weight Training (KIN 140A, 140B, 140C), taught in a fitness center stocked with treadmills, rowing machines, weight stack machines, kettlebells, medicine balls, and free weights. Access to the center requires current enrollment in a kinesiology course, and instructors help students build individualized fitness plans alongside the strength and endurance coursework.
Our score of 89.6 clears the 74.8 median across the 187 associate's programs scored at this level, built mainly on a 48% graduation rate at the 88th percentile among peers, against a 36% median, plus a field-degree count of 18 a year, well past the 11-degree median. Total enrollment of 11,897 lands at the 63rd percentile for institutional scale among peers, a modest factor next to the completion and field-output gains that carry most of the score. Santiago Canyon reports few admissions inputs to IPEDS, which holds the score near completion and volume rather than selectivity, and out-of-state tuition runs $9,552. The fit here is a student who wants CSU-transferable strength training credit inside a program graduating more kinesiology majors than most peers.
- Fitness center restricted to enrolled kinesiology students
- Weight stack machines, kettlebells and free weights on site
- Flat panel TVs with Direct TV in the fitness center
- 18 kinesiology degrees conferred a year
- 48% graduation rate, above the median for the level
- Graduation rate
- 48%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,552
- Undergrad enrollment
- 11,897
- Degrees conferred
- 18
View Santiago Canyon College's Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology www.sccollege.edu/SitePages/Home.aspx
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Rank 11: El Camino Community College District
Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology
Torrance, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
El Camino's Adapted Physical Education Program runs students through PE400-409, a fitness and aquatics sequence built around two indoor heated pools designed for both new swimmers and advanced hydro-exercise.
El Camino College's Adapted Physical Education Program, housed in the Kinesiology, Athletics, and Public Safety division, provides personalized fitness instruction for students with disabilities across aquatic skills, cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and balance. Coursework runs through PE400, PE401, and PE404 Fitness and Strength Training, PE402 Swimming and Hydro-Exercise, PE407 Adapted Bowling, and PE409 Adapted Yoga, held in two indoor heated pools built for both beginning swimmers and advanced hydro-exercise. Flotation devices and student assistants support the aquatic classes, and the program coordinates with the Special Resource Center, which serves more than 1,500 students with verifiable disabilities on a wheelchair-accessible campus.
Our score of 89.2 clears the 74.8 median across the 187 associate's programs scored at this level, driven by a 42% graduation rate at the 71st percentile among peers, against a 36% median, and a 21,664-student campus at the 90th enrollment percentile. The division confers 36 field degrees a year, more than triple the 11-degree median for the level. El Camino reports few admissions inputs to IPEDS, so scale and completion carry the score rather than selectivity, and out-of-state tuition runs $7,590. This scale suits a student who wants an adapted fitness track backed by a large department rather than a small cohort.
- Adapted Physical Education program for students with disabilities
- Flotation devices and student assistants support aquatics safety
- PE407 Adapted Bowling and PE409 Adapted Yoga courses
- 36 field degrees conferred a year
- 42% graduation rate above median for the level
- Graduation rate
- 42%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $7,590
- Undergrad enrollment
- 21,664
- Degrees conferred
- 36
View El Camino Community College District's Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology www.elcamino.edu
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Rank 12: Ohlone College
Kinesiology for Transfer
Fremont, CA · Public · city campus
Our score
Choosing Ohlone College's Kinesiology for Transfer degree means trading a mid-pack department size, the 48th percentile for enrollment among peers, for a 52% graduation rate that beats nearly all of its associate's peers.
Ohlone College's Kinesiology for Transfer degree is an Associate Degree for Transfer filed under the college's Health and Wellness interest area, aimed at students heading toward athletic training, fitness training, athletic coaching, or recreational work. The program directs prospective majors to the college's curriculum guides for the course sequence tied to each catalog year.
Our score of 89.1 clears the 74.8 median across the 187 associate's programs scored in this field, powered almost entirely by a 52% graduation rate at the 94th percentile among peers, well past the 36% median. Ohlone confers 14 kinesiology degrees a year and enrolls 9,061 students total, both close to the peer medians of 11 degrees and a mid-pack campus size, landing at the 58th percentile for field output and the 48th percentile for institutional scale among peers. Ohlone reports few admissions inputs to IPEDS, so the score rests on completion rather than scale or selectivity. The tradeoff here is a smaller department that finishes a higher share of its students, a fit for a candidate who wants closer contact over a big program.
- Health and Wellness interest area classification
- Prepares for Athletic Trainer and Coach roles
- Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) structure
- 14 kinesiology degrees conferred yearly
- 9,061 total campus enrollment
- Graduation rate
- 52%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,616
- Undergrad enrollment
- 9,061
- Degrees conferred
- 14
View Ohlone College's Kinesiology for Transfer www.ohlone.edu
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Rank 13: Victor Valley College
Kinesiology Associate Degree for Transfer (AS-T)
Victorville, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
A 62% graduation rate, in the 99th percentile among 187 associate's kinesiology peers, is the single figure carrying Victor Valley College's score.
Victor Valley College's Kinesiology Associate Degree for Transfer (AS-T) guarantees admission as a junior to CSU campuses, select independent California universities, and out-of-state universities once completed. The college recently added four companion credentials alongside the AS-T, including the Athletic Trainer Aide I Certificate of Achievement, an 11-to-12-unit certificate that qualifies graduates for athletic trainer aide roles at high schools and community colleges. VVC frames kinesiology as the study of the body through movement and exercise physiology alongside intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development.
Our score of 88.8 rests almost entirely on a 62% graduation rate, the 99th percentile among the 187 associate's programs scored in this field and nearly double the 36% median for the level. Degrees conferred sit at 15 a year against an 11-degree median, and total enrollment of 8,423 lands near the middle of the field at this level. Victor Valley reports few admissions inputs to IPEDS, so the score leans on that completion figure rather than selectivity, and out-of-state tuition runs $10,102. The 62% completion rate makes this a strong shortlist candidate for a student who wants near-certain odds of finishing before layering on a stackable credential like the Athletic Trainer Aide certificate.
- Athletic Trainer Aide I Certificate of Achievement added
- AS-T guarantees junior standing at CSU campuses
- Guaranteed admission to select independent California universities
- 15 kinesiology degrees conferred a year
- 8,423 total campus enrollment
- Graduation rate
- 62%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $10,102
- Undergrad enrollment
- 8,423
- Degrees conferred
- 15
View Victor Valley College's Kinesiology Associate Degree for Transfer (AS-T) www.vvc.edu
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Rank 14: Moorpark College
Exercise Science, Associate in Science
Moorpark, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
Candidates who want a Certified Personal Trainer credential without transferring first should look at Moorpark's Exercise Science AS, built around KIN M16 Personal Training Principles.
Moorpark College's Exercise Science AS prepares students for entry-level fitness and health industry jobs and for Certified Personal Trainer or Certified Group Fitness Instructor credentials. The 60-unit degree requires Cal-GETC or Moorpark's own GE Areas 1 through 7, a minimum 12 units within the Ventura County Community College District, and a 2.0 GPA with a C or better in every major course. The 18-unit major runs through KIN M16 Personal Training Principles, KIN M17 Teaching Group Fitness, KIN M18 Foundations of Fitness, and HED M05 First Aid, CPR, AED and Emergency Procedures, with electives chosen from Human Anatomy, Introduction to Biology, Nutrition and Fitness and Stress Management, Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries, Work Experience Education in Kinesiology, and Human Physiology.
Our score of 88.7 sits well above the 74.8 median across the 187 associate's programs scored in this field, led by a 44% graduation rate at the 79th percentile among peers, against a 36% median, and 38 exercise science degrees conferred a year, more than triple the 11-degree median. Total enrollment of 14,583 also runs well past the median for the level. Moorpark reports few admissions inputs to IPEDS, so the score leans on completion and volume, and out-of-state tuition runs $9,528. A candidate who wants a program producing certification-track graduates at scale fits here.
- KIN M18 Foundations of Fitness required course
- Electives include Human Anatomy and Human Physiology
- 60-unit AS degree option under Cal-GETC pattern
- 38 exercise science degrees conferred yearly
- Minimum 12 units within Ventura County Community College District
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,528
- Undergrad enrollment
- 14,583
- Degrees conferred
- 38
View Moorpark College's Exercise Science, Associate in Science www.moorparkcollege.edu/index.shtml
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Rank 15: Golden West College
Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer
Huntington Beach, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
Golden West's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer is taught by named faculty from UCLA and UC Berkeley, backing a 49% graduation rate against a 36% median for the level.
Golden West College's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer covers the scientific, functional, and mechanical processes of the human body across sports medicine, exercise physiology, philosophy, sociology, psychology of sport, personal training, biomechanics, motor development, and coaching, preparing students for further study toward a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology. The department names its faculty by credential: Matthew Flesher holds a B.A. from UCLA and an M.A. from UC Berkeley, and Monique Henderson holds a B.A. from UCLA and an M.A. from Fresno Pacific.
Our score of 88.5 clears the 74.8 median across the 187 associate's programs scored in this field, driven mainly by a 49% graduation rate at the 91st percentile among peers, versus a 36% median. The program confers 15 degrees a year and enrolls 10,721 students total, both a step above the 11-degree and mid-pack enrollment medians. Golden West reports few admissions inputs to IPEDS, so completion carries the score more than selectivity, and out-of-state tuition runs $11,536. This fits a student who wants transfer preparation from instructors with named graduate training rather than an anonymous department roster.
- Faculty include Matthew Flesher and Monique Henderson
- Covers biomechanics, motor development and coaching
- Prepares students for bachelor's study in Kinesiology
- 15 kinesiology degrees conferred yearly
- 10,721 total campus enrollment
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $11,536
- Undergrad enrollment
- 10,721
- Degrees conferred
- 15
View Golden West College's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer www.goldenwestcollege.edu
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Rank 16: Chabot College
Kinesiology, AA-T
Hayward, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
Chabot College pairs its CSU East Bay-mapped Kinesiology AA-T with a named Pathway to Sports Injury Care track, giving students a second route through the department alongside the transfer degree.
Chabot College's Kinesiology AA-T follows a CSU East Bay transfer map, moving students through coursework in the history, sociology, biomechanics, physiology, and psychology of sport and exercise. The department also lists a Pathway to Sports Injury Care track among its program offerings, and its certificate programs carry a federal gainful employment disclosure. Students reach the department through Kyle Robinson's office in Building 2600, room 2608.
Our score of 87.8 clears the 74.8 median across the 187 associate's programs scored in this field, built mainly on a 47% graduation rate at the 86th percentile among peers, against a 36% median, plus a 12,842-student campus at the 68th enrollment percentile. The department confers 10 kinesiology degrees a year, just under the 11-degree median for the level, a small drag on the score. Chabot reports few admissions inputs to IPEDS, so completion and scale carry the result over selectivity, and out-of-state tuition runs $8,640. A student weighing a sports injury care certificate alongside a CSU-bound transfer degree fits this program.
- Separate sports injury care certificate route
- AA-T mapped to CSU East Bay transfer
- Certificate programs carry federal gainful employment disclosure
- 47% graduation rate, above median for the level
- 12,842 total campus enrollment
- Graduation rate
- 47%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,640
- Undergrad enrollment
- 12,842
- Degrees conferred
- 10
View Chabot College's Kinesiology, AA-T www.chabotcollege.edu
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Rank 17: Butte College
Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology
Oroville, CA · Public · rural campus
Our score
Butte's kinesiology cluster trades a single guaranteed CSU seat under the AA-T for two campus-only routes that dig deeper into exercise physiology and movement science.
Butte's kinesiology cluster runs three separate associate credentials from Main Campus: the Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer, which guarantees CSU system admission and caps additional coursework at 60 units after transfer; the Associate Degree in Kinesiology, covering the field's historical development and current trends alongside how age, gender, and individual goals shape movement; and the Associate Degree in Physical Education: Exercise Physiology, which works the same anatomical ground with a sharper focus on physiological adaptation to exercise.
Our score of 87.7 clears the 74.8 median across the 187 associate's programs scored at this level, built mainly on a 45% graduation rate at the 81st percentile among peers, against a 36% median, plus a field-degree count of 19 a year, well past the 11-degree median. Completion and field-degree volume, at the 81st and 73rd percentiles among peers, carry that score. Out-of-state tuition runs $9,024 a year. The three-track setup suits candidates weighing a guaranteed CSU seat against staying local for a deeper physiology sequence.
- AA-T guarantees CSU system admission
- Separate Physical Education: Exercise Physiology award
- Three kinesiology-track associate credentials at one campus
- 19 degrees conferred a year
- 45% graduation rate
- Graduation rate
- 45%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,024
- Undergrad enrollment
- 10,968
- Degrees conferred
- 19
View Butte College's Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology www.butte.edu
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Rank 18: Cuesta College
Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public · rural campus
Our score
Cuesta's kinesiology completion rate lands at the 88th percentile among 187 peer associate programs, the single figure driving most of its score.
Cuesta's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer runs 60 semester units across four terms, built on the Cal-GETC general education pattern plus a minimum of 18 major units, a 2.0 GPA, and a C grade or better, or Pass, in every major course. Finishing it guarantees CSU system admission, though not to a specific campus or major, and coursework spans exercise physiology, functional anatomy, motor behavior, sport medicine, and biomechanics. The program's own career list cites Bureau of Labor Statistics pay data putting exercise physiologists at an average $58,160 and coaches and scouts at $45,920.
Our score of 87.5 clears the 74.8 median across the 187 associate's programs scored at this level, driven mainly by a 48% graduation rate at the 88th percentile among peers, against a 36% median. Cuesta confers 13 kinesiology degrees a year, close to the 11-degree median for the level. Completion alone, at the 88th percentile among peers, does nearly all the work behind that score. Out-of-state tuition runs $10,948 a year. The four-term pathway suits students set on a fast, guaranteed CSU transfer backed by a completion record ahead of most peers.
- 60-unit AA-T across four terms
- Cal-GETC general education requirement
- Guarantees CSU admission, not a specific campus
- BLS-cited $58,160 average pay for exercise physiologists
- 48% graduation rate
- Graduation rate
- 48%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $10,948
- Undergrad enrollment
- 11,283
- Degrees conferred
- 13
View Cuesta College's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer www.cuesta.edu
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Rank 19: Clovis Community College
Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology
Fresno, CA · Public · city campus
Our score
Fresno's Clovis Community College pairs a mid-size enrollment with one of the strongest completion rates among associate kinesiology programs, well suited to students who prize on-time graduation.
Clovis Community College's kinesiology-track associate program posts a 45% graduation rate, the 81st percentile among the 187 comparable programs scored at this level, against a 36% median, the strongest input behind our score of 86.9 against the 74.8 median for the level. Twenty-four degrees conferred a year lands at the 81st percentile against an 11-degree median, and the college's roughly 10,400 total enrollment sits closer to the middle of the field at the 56th percentile. Graduation rate and field-degree volume, both at the 81st percentile, do almost all the lifting behind that score. Out-of-state tuition runs $8,592 a year. A public, city-campus community college of this size and completion pace, in the Fresno area, suits students who want a fast, on-time associate route without needing a large host institution around it.
- 45% graduation rate
- 24 kinesiology degrees conferred a year
- Public, city-campus community college of about 10,400 students
- Graduation rate
- 45%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,592
- Undergrad enrollment
- 10,358
- Degrees conferred
- 24
View Clovis Community College's Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology www.cloviscollege.edu
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Rank 20: Imperial Valley College
Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology
Imperial, CA · Public · rural campus
Our score
Where Imperial Valley's graduation rate sits at the 81st percentile among comparable programs, its enrollment lands only at the 47th, the one input that doesn't pull the score upward.
Imperial Valley's Exercise Science, Wellness, and Sports Department runs its kinesiology-track associate coursework alongside the college's athletics program. An Associate Dean oversees athletics, exercise science, and health education, a dedicated athletic trainer sits on staff, and the physical education faculty roster includes at least one instructor teaching online. The department sits on the rural Imperial campus and ties its coursework directly to the college's competitive athletics.
A 45% graduation rate places Imperial Valley at the 81st percentile among the 187 peer associate kinesiology programs, against a 36% median, doing most of the work behind our score of 86.6 against the 74.8 median for the level. Nineteen degrees conferred a year lands at the 73rd percentile against an 11-degree median. Total enrollment of 8,873 sits at only the 47th percentile, the one input here that doesn't add to the score. Completion and field-degree output, at the 81st and 73rd percentiles, account for most of that score. Estimated annual cost of attendance runs $18,293. The program suits students who want strong completion odds inside a smaller rural campus rather than a large host institution.
- Dedicated on-staff athletic trainer
- Associate Dean overseeing athletics, exercise science, and health education
- Rural Imperial campus setting
- 45% graduation rate
- $18,293 estimated annual cost of attendance
- Graduation rate
- 45%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $8,808
- Cost of attendance
- $18,293
- Undergrad enrollment
- 8,873
- Degrees conferred
- 19
View Imperial Valley College's Associate's in Exercise Science and Kinesiology www.imperial.edu
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Rank 21: Northeast Community College
Associate of Science in Exercise Science
Norfolk, NE · Public · town campus
Our score
Northeast pairs its Associate of Science in Exercise Science with an on-campus BOD POD lab and a built-in NCSF Personal Trainer exam at the end of the sequence.
Northeast's Associate of Science in Exercise Science runs two years and 66 to 67 credits, combining general education with courses such as Advanced Exercise Science, Lifetime Wellness and Nutrition for Fitness and Sport. Students use a BOD POD for air-displacement body composition testing and Monark cycle ergometers for cardiovascular testing, and the sequence ends with eligibility for the NCSF Personal Trainer certification exam after the Advanced Exercise Science course; completing the nutrition course opens the NCSF Sport Nutrition Specialist exam as well. Courses run on campus or entirely online, and the degree is built for students planning to transfer into a four-year health-related program afterward.
Graduation rate carries this score: 56% of students finish against a 36% median across the 187 associate-level exercise science and kinesiology programs measured, putting Northeast at the 95th percentile on that one input and lifting the total to 86.1 against a 74.8 median for the level. Total enrollment of 5,720 sits at just the 28th percentile, the one figure pulling the other way, though its weight in the model is small next to graduation rate. Only 3 of the model's 5 inputs are on record here, since the college reports little on admissions selectivity or incoming SAT profile, so the score holds nearer the median for the level than the completion figure alone would justify. In-state tuition runs $3,240 a year against $4,530 out of state, modest for a two-year health science sequence. It fits a student who wants a personal-trainer credential and a transfer-ready transcript from the same two years.
- Monark cycle ergometer testing
- Fully online completion option
- NCSF Sport Nutrition Specialist path
- 66-67 credit, two-year sequence
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- In-state tuition
- $3,240
- Out-of-state tuition
- $4,530
- Cost of attendance
- $16,338
- Undergrad enrollment
- 5,720
- Degrees conferred
- 18
View Northeast Community College's Associate of Science in Exercise Science northeast.edu
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Rank 22: West Valley College
Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer
Saratoga, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
West Valley's AA-T guarantees a seat somewhere in the CSU system while leaving the exact campus and major an open question until after transfer.
West Valley's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer runs 60 units of lower-division coursework toward a CSU Kinesiology or Exercise Science major, with online advising available through the college's Starfish system. Activity-course learning outcomes require students to perform a specific activity with proficiency, reach a health-enhancing fitness level, understand fitness and sport-skill principles, and carry a lifelong physical-activity habit forward. The department points graduates toward teaching, coaching, athletic training, and personal training careers.
A 51% graduation rate puts West Valley at the 92nd percentile among the 187 peer associate kinesiology programs, well above the 36% median, the main force behind our score of 86 against the 74.8 median for the level. Total enrollment of 7,655 sits at only the 41st percentile, a small drag against an otherwise strong record, while 12 degrees conferred a year lands near the middle of the field. That score rests almost entirely on completion, at the 92nd percentile among peers. Out-of-state tuition runs $9,210 a year. The AA-T suits students confident in a broad CSU Kinesiology transfer who want strong on-time completion odds behind them.
- 60-unit AA-T CSU transfer pathway
- Online advising through Starfish
- Lifelong physical-activity learning outcome required
- 51% graduation rate
- $9,210 annual out-of-state tuition
- Graduation rate
- 51%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,210
- Undergrad enrollment
- 7,655
- Degrees conferred
- 12
View West Valley College's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer www.westvalley.edu
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Rank 23: Folsom Lake College
Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer (AA-T)
Folsom, CA · Public · city campus
Our score
The tradeoff at Folsom Lake: the AA-T guarantees CSU transfer with junior standing, but some four-year schools cap how many of its units actually count toward the bachelor's.
Folsom Lake's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer pairs a 22-unit major core, KINES 300 Introduction to Kinesiology and two terms of Anatomy and Physiology, with a movement requirement drawn from three of five categories, combatives, dance, fitness, individual sports and team sports, inside the 60-unit Cal-GETC pattern needed for CSU junior standing at a 2.0 GPA. Students train at a Main Folsom campus facility with a dance studio, weight room, circuit training room and exercise science lab, plus an all-weather track, tennis courts and an archery range, and a second gym and weight room at the El Dorado Center. The college tells students directly that not every four-year school accepts all of these units toward a bachelor's degree, so it routes them to a counselor before they lock in course choices.
Folsom Lake's 44% graduation rate sits at the 78th percentile among the 187 associate-level programs scored, well above the 36% median for the level, and it is the main reason the 86 score clears the 74.8 group median. Enrollment of 11,098 (60th percentile) and 15 kinesiology-related degrees a year (61st percentile) add smaller lifts on top. Only 3 of the model's 5 inputs are on record here, since the college reports little on admissions selectivity or incoming SAT profile, which holds the score nearer the median for the level than the graduation figure alone would suggest. No associate-level California program in this field scores higher than Folsom Lake's 86; the closest score behind it, 84.5, belongs to Cosumnes River College. The transfer guarantee and full-scale facilities suit a student who wants CSU junior standing locked in before choosing a four-year school.
- On-campus exercise science lab
- El Dorado Center satellite facility
- Movement courses across five categories
- 22-unit kinesiology core
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $11,328
- Undergrad enrollment
- 11,098
- Degrees conferred
- 15
View Folsom Lake College's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer (AA-T) www.flc.losrios.edu
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Rank 24: Sierra College
Kinesiology, Associate in Arts for Transfer
Rocklin, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
Sierra suits students who want an ACE-aligned personal training certificate lined up before they ever transfer through the Kinesiology AA-T.
Sierra's Kinesiology, Associate in Arts for Transfer, covers the impact of physical activity on health, society, and quality of life, balancing physical fitness with social well-being while working through healthy weight management, wellness and fitness fundamentals, and essential motor skill patterns. Alongside it, the Fitness Trainer Certificate of Achievement prepares students for the American Council on Exercise Personal Trainer Certification Exam inside the same Wellness and Athletics division that also runs a sibling Nutrition and Food Science Associate in Science for Transfer.
A 42% graduation rate puts Sierra at the 71st percentile among the 187 peer associate kinesiology programs, against a 36% median, the leading force behind our score of 85.1 against the 74.8 median for the level. Total institutional enrollment of 19,125 lands at the 84th percentile, the second-largest lift here and well above the field's typical scale. Completion and institutional scale, at the 71st and 84th percentiles, push that score well above the median for the level. Estimated cost of attendance runs $23,711. The AA-T paired with the Fitness Trainer certificate suits students who want a personal-training credential ready to use before or alongside a four-year transfer.
- Fitness Trainer Certificate preps for ACE Personal Trainer exam
- Sibling Nutrition and Food Science AS-T
- Wellness and Athletics division at Rocklin campus
- 42% graduation rate
- 19,125 total institutional enrollment
- Graduation rate
- 42%
- Cost of attendance
- $23,711
- Undergrad enrollment
- 19,125
- Degrees conferred
- 16
View Sierra College's Kinesiology, Associate in Arts for Transfer www.sierracollege.edu
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Rank 25: Skyline College
Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer
San Bruno, CA · Public · suburban campus
Our score
Skyline's 85.1 score, roughly the 84th percentile among comparable programs, comes from a required anatomy-physiology core rather than institutional scale.
Skyline's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer requires a 12-unit core, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, and Introduction to Kinesiology, plus a 3-unit movement requirement drawn from combatives, dance, fitness, individual sports, and team sports, and a two-course elective chosen from chemistry, statistics, quantitative psychology, or physics. Total required major units run 22 to 24, on top of the Cal-GETC pattern and at least 12 units completed in residence at Skyline. Finishing it guarantees CSU system admission, though not to a specific campus, and the department's career list spans athletic training, adaptive physical education, sports psychology, and physical therapy.
A 44% graduation rate puts Skyline at the 79th percentile among the 187 peer associate kinesiology programs, against a 36% median, the main driver behind our score of 85.1, roughly the 84th percentile among the 187 comparable programs at this level, against the 74.8 median for the level. Sixteen degrees conferred a year lands at the 65th percentile. Skyline's graduation-rate standing and a defined science core, not campus scale, carry that score. Out-of-state tuition runs $9,912 a year. The program suits students who want a set anatomy-and-physiology foundation and activity breadth before transferring.
- 12-unit core: Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Intro to Kinesiology
- 3-unit movement requirement across combatives, dance, fitness, and team sports
- Minimum 12 units completed in residence
- 44% graduation rate
- List A elective from chemistry, statistics, or physics
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,912
- Undergrad enrollment
- 9,572
- Degrees conferred
- 16
View Skyline College's Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer skylinecollege.edu
All 25 Associate's in Kinesiology Programs Compared
The figures the ranked entries above leave out. Every column is set in tabular figures so it reads down rather than across.
| # | Program | Location | Score | Out-of-state | Cost of attendance | Degrees / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Pasadena City College | Pasadena, CA | 94.8 | $10,848 | 91 | |
| 02 | De Anza College | Cupertino, CA | 94.6 | $12,420 | 37 | |
| 03 | Mt San Antonio College | Walnut, CA | 92.2 | $10,388 | 80 | |
| 04 | College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita, CA | 91.7 | $10,896 | 53 | |
| 05 | Foothill College | Los Altos Hills, CA | 91.5 | $12,420 | 24 | |
| 06 | Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa, CA | 91.4 | $11,536 | $27,619 | 28 |
| 07 | Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill, CA | 90.9 | $10,296 | 17 | |
| 08 | Saddleback College | Mission Viejo, CA | 90.6 | $14,760 | 20 | |
| 09 | Irvine Valley College | Irvine, CA | 90.2 | $11,808 | 6 | |
| 10 | Santiago Canyon College | Orange, CA | 89.6 | $9,552 | 18 | |
| 11 | El Camino Community College District | Torrance, CA | 89.2 | $7,590 | 36 | |
| 12 | Ohlone College | Fremont, CA | 89.1 | $8,616 | 14 | |
| 13 | Victor Valley College | Victorville, CA | 88.8 | $10,102 | 15 | |
| 14 | Moorpark College | Moorpark, CA | 88.7 | $9,528 | 38 | |
| 15 | Golden West College | Huntington Beach, CA | 88.5 | $11,536 | 15 | |
| 16 | Chabot College | Hayward, CA | 87.8 | $8,640 | 10 | |
| 17 | Butte College | Oroville, CA | 87.7 | $9,024 | 19 | |
| 18 | Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo, CA | 87.5 | $10,948 | 13 | |
| 19 | Clovis Community College | Fresno, CA | 86.9 | $8,592 | 24 | |
| 20 | Imperial Valley College | Imperial, CA | 86.6 | $8,808 | $18,293 | 19 |
| 21 | Northeast Community College | Norfolk, NE | 86.1 | $4,530 | $16,338 | 18 |
| 22 | West Valley College | Saratoga, CA | 86.0 | $9,210 | 12 | |
| 23 | Folsom Lake College | Folsom, CA | 86.0 | $11,328 | 15 | |
| 24 | Sierra College | Rocklin, CA | 85.1 | $23,711 | 16 | |
| 25 | Skyline College | San Bruno, CA | 85.1 | $9,912 | 16 |
A blank cell means the institution did not file that figure with IPEDS. Tuition is the published annual rate before aid. "Degrees / yr" is completions in CIP 31.0505 at this award level in the most recent reporting year.
Associate's in Kinesiology Programs by State
27 states hold at least 1 of the 139 associate programs in the ranked pool. The rest are too thin to rank within a state.
| State | In ranked pool | Highest scoring | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 12 | Pasadena City College | 94.8 |
| Arizona | 8 | Estrella Mountain Community College | 69.2 |
| Minnesota | 7 | Dakota County Technical College | 78.8 |
| Iowa | 6 | Des Moines Area Community College | 78.9 |
| New Jersey | 6 | Centenary University | 80.4 |
| New York | 6 | Hudson Valley Community College | 74.3 |
| Michigan | 4 | Lansing Community College | 61.4 |
| Wyoming | 3 | Northern Wyoming Community College District | 74.7 |
| Maryland | 2 | Harford Community College | 74.5 |
| Nebraska | 2 | Northeast Community College | 86.1 |
| Texas | 2 | Grayson College | 74.8 |
| Arkansas | 1 | University of Arkansas at Monticello | 78.3 |
| Colorado | 1 | Community College of Denver | 57.6 |
| Connecticut | 1 | Connecticut State Community College | 67.5 |
| Delaware | 1 | Delaware Technical Community College-Terry | 63.8 |
| Florida | 1 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 76.0 |
| Georgia | 1 | Georgia Military College | 75.8 |
| Idaho | 1 | College of Western Idaho | 67.8 |
| Illinois | 1 | Lewis and Clark Community College | 76.3 |
| Indiana | 1 | Marian University-Ancilla | 59.8 |
| Maine | 1 | Central Maine Community College | 61.8 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | Dean College | 84.9 |
| Mississippi | 1 | Northwest Mississippi Community College | 81.7 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | Manchester Community College | 70.9 |
| Ohio | 1 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | 54.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | Lehigh Carbon Community College | 61.1 |
| Utah | 1 | Salt Lake Community College | 71.8 |
Counts are programs in the national ranked pool, not only the 25 listed above.
Every state above with a ranked program has its own associate's page, and the same is true at the other degree levels. To compare levels within one state, start from the state index.
What Careers Can You Get With an Associate's in Kinesiology?
These 2 occupations list this credential, or less, as their typical entry requirement. The other 6 need further study, and each page says what.
- Physical Therapist$102,760 median · needs doctoral degree
- Occupational Therapist$100,330 median · needs master's degree
- Physical Therapist Assistant$68,380 median · reachable at this level
- Athletic Trainer$62,520 median · needs master's degree
- Recreational Therapist$61,960 median · needs bachelor's degree
- Exercise Physiologist$59,460 median · needs bachelor's degree
- Coach or Scout$47,320 median · needs bachelor's degree
- Fitness Trainer or Group Instructor$47,160 median · reachable at this level
Entry requirements are O*NET’s typical-entry field; wages are BLS OEWS. Neither is a guarantee about any individual program’s graduates.
Every program on this site is ranked the same way, from the same public records. See how we compare programs.