Physical Education Career Opportunities

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Career Opportunities

A wide range of career opportunities exists for graduates in physical education. Graduates who pursue teaching certification are prepared to teach at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. Graduates have found employment regionally and locally. Rockford College enjoys a strong reputation for teacher preparation and boasts an excellent placement record.

Graduates who pursue sports management find employment opportunities with professional and semi-professional sports organizations, park districts, youth groups, recreational centers, the YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs, fitness centers, and wellness clubs.

Graduates in both programs of study are well prepared to pursue graduate studies as well. Many graduates have received assistantships from major universities around the region and country.

Career Information

Where Are They Now?

The Physical Education department is very proud of the high rate of employment for our graduates in their first years out of college. Professionals in the area are very positive about the preparation our students receive and are eager to hire them when they graduate.

Here are a few of our recent graduates and their places of employment.

Chad Donsbach '96 – Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio
Mark Mannino '97 – Lincoln Middle School, Rockford, Ill.
Kristen Schaefer '97 – Meemon Elementary, Belvidere, Ill.
Nick Lassandro '98 – Carlson Elementary, Rockford, Ill.
Paul Latino '99 – Washington Elementary, Belvidere, Ill.
Danielle Johnson '00 – Belvidere High School, Belvidere, Ill.
Jason Warner '00 – Rock Valley College, Rockford, Ill.
Christian Ralston '03 – Stone Creek Elementary, Roscoe, Ill.
Angela DePorter '04 – Harlem Middle School, Loves Park, Ill.
Geof Wing '04 – UW-Lacrosse, Lacrosse, Wis.
Ross Fulton '05 – Harlem Middle School, Loves Park, Ill.
Robert Goode '05 – Rockford College, Rockford, Ill.
Jeremiah Tews '05 – East High School, Rockford, Ill.
Patrick Zimmerman '05 – Urbana Middle School, Urbana, Ill.
Paula Jones '06 – Freeport Middle School, Freeport, Ill.
Ken Riley '06 – Boys and Girls Club, Milwaukee, Wis.
Michelle Turner '06 – Belvidere Central Middle School, Belvidere, Ill.

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