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Healthcare & animal care · Training subject

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

20 institutions with reported certificate or associate-level training. Explore the awards and use the school’s current catalog to check the right route for you.

Understand the training options

This subject sits within healthcare & animal care. Clinical placement and the exact occupation’s approval requirements. Schools can use different course names for training reported under the same federal subject code.

Certificate (less than one academic year)Certificate (one to less than two academic years)Associate degree

CIP 51.2309. Award categories present in the 2024 IPEDS reporting collection; not a current course-duration guarantee.

Check the exact campus, award, prerequisites and current intake. A subject match does not confirm occupational licensing eligibility, programmatic accreditation or a place on a course.

Explore schools

1–20 of 20
Public institution

Edmonds College

Lynnwood, WA

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

46 reported subjects
Private for-profit institution

Fremont University

Cerritos, CA

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

4 reported subjects
Public institution

Mayville State University

Mayville, ND

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

2 reported subjects
Public institution

Minnesota North College

Hibbing, MN

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

27 reported subjects
Public institution

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

33 reported subjects
Public institution

Rockland Community College

Suffern, NY

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

19 reported subjects
Public institution

Sinclair Community College

Dayton, OH

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

97 reported subjects
Private nonprofit institution

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

22 reported subjects
Public institution

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

3 reported subjects
Private nonprofit institution

University of St Francis

Joliet, IL

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

3 reported subjects

Alphabetical directory. School presence is based on historical federal reporting, including records with zero completions. These are not rankings or endorsements.

Where could this training lead?

The federal CIP–SOC crosswalk connects this subject to the occupations below. These are exploration links, not a statement that every program meets the education, experience or licensing requirements for each job.

Questions to ask about this training

  • Does the program qualify graduates for the relevant exam in your state?
  • Who arranges the clinical placement or externship, and is a place guaranteed?
  • What screening, immunization, equipment and exam costs sit outside tuition?
  • What is the complete program price for my start date, including tools, exams and required travel?
  • Which practical work, placement or portfolio will I complete before graduation?

Plan the cost and the route

Institution-level tuition and net-price figures can help you start a comparison, but they do not quote the cost of this particular subject. Use a current program quote and compare the same award level and study intensity.