Overview

Program Details

The Athletic Coaching and Recreation Management from Dean College you’ll prepare to do all that and more.

You can choose from two tracks within this major:

Athletic Coaching

Recreation Management

Key facts

The program combines a solid academic foundation with activity-based classes and plenty of real-world experience.

You’ll learn coaching fundamentals and theories alongside fitness, nutrition and personal conditioning skills, business principles and leadership skills.

Athletic Coaching

In the Athletic Coaching track, you’ll learn and apply management skills like team and project management, strategic planning and active listening as you prepare to coach youth, recreational, club, collegiate or professional sports teams.

Recreation Management

In the Recreation Management track, you’ll study recreation management and leadership practices and experiential learning concepts to help enhance your skills in management, programming and group dynamics in order to manage recreation departments or health and fitness centers.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activity

Individual/Team Sports: Theory and Practice

Sport Venue Management

Organization and Administration of Sport

Sport Law

Leading the Organization

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

More details

Priority Admissions Deadline. Rolling admissions after these dates.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Franklin, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

High School Transcript (Academic Record)

An official copy of your secondary school transcript (in English) showing the courses and grades/marks you received for the most recent 3 to 4 years of schooling. If you have any national examination results, certificates, or diplomas, please submit official copies.

Standardized Test Scores/English Language Proficiency Exam

If English is not your first language, arrange to take an English Language Proficiency Exam prior to applying to Dean College from the following exams:

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

Duolingo

Pearson Test of English

Cambridge Assessment of English

ITEP

GTEC

The submission of SAT or ACT standardized test scores is not required at Dean. If you believe that your test results are a good reflection of your potential for success, you are welcome to submit them

Passport ID Page

Documentation of Financial Support/Certification of Finances

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

48128 USD / year

≈ 48128 USD / year
Out-of-State

48128 USD / year

≈ 48128 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

48128 USD / year

≈ 48128 USD / year

Living costs

Franklin

United States

1333 - 2761 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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