Personal Training (Certificate)

The personal training certificate is a 14-credit curriculum that teaches hands-on skills of assessing a client's physical fitness and programming exercise for a variety of individuals ranging from youth to older adults and the healthy to those with various health conditions. Outcomes include students being able to pass NSCA, ASCM, NASM, ACE, or AFAA certification exams, learning the basic business principles that apply and successfully being able to pass competency exams that assess instructional competency. The fitness industry has excellent options for second income and flexible work hours in communities throughout the United States. Students are strongly encouraged to seek opportunities to volunteer through the Student Activities Program in the wellness center, fitness center and as a teacher of evening classes to gain valuable experience to supplement the classroom activities.