Health Education, Physical Education, Athletics Department | 3 CC - Certificate of Completion | 1 year

You will develop some exciting new skills in this program. After successfully completing the program, you should be able to:

• Motivate, lead and effectively communicate in fitness and training environments
• Apply advanced exercise principles for injury prevention, conditioning, resistance training and functional training
• Analyze nationally recognized standards for fitness and health and be able to communicate the benefits and precautions associated with exercise
• Formulate behavior modification strategies to enhance exercise and health behavior change with clients

Careers

Career opportunities include:

• personal trainer
• life coach
• nutrition specialist
• strength and conditioning specialist
• athletic coach
• fitness instructor
• physical education instructor

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PROGRAM CODE: CC.FITNESSTECH

RELATED INSTRUCTION OUTCOMES

Computation (1 course- MTH-050 Technical Mathematics I or MTH-065 Algebra II or higher)

• Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.

Communication (1 course- WR-101 Workplace Writing or WR-121Z Composition I)

• Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.

Human Relations (1 course- COMM-218Z Interpersonal Communication)

• Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills in the areas of leadership, motivation and communication;
• understand and apply advanced exercise principles related to injury prevention, conditioning, resistance training, and functional training;
• understand and apply nationally recognized standards for fitness and health and be able to communicate the benefits and precautions associated with exercise;
• understand and apply behavior modification strategies to enhance exercise and health behavior change with clients;
• demonstrate excellent leadership abilities, interpersonal communication skills, organizational and presentation skills and other necessary professional qualities demanded of health and fitness professionals in the workforce.