Personal Training Certificate of Achievement

The Personal Training Certificate covers career opportunities in personal training, basic exercise science, fitness testing, flexibility, strength development, health assessment, practical training labs, nutrition, and the new paradigm in women’s fitness and aging, in addition to first aid and CPR/AED.  Successful completion of this certificate will also prepare candidates to take industry standard national certification examinations such as ACE (American Council of Exercise), ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine), or NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine).

We anticipate an annual enrollment of 30 students, 5 program completers per year at the end of the second year of program operation, and 20 program completers per year at the end of the fifth year of program operation.

This program will prepare one to become a fitness professional. Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Explain basic exercise science and various techniques and modes of fitness training.
• Design personal health and wellness programs that address body fitness and lifestyle modifications.
• Integrate technology in personal training plans for a diverse client population.
• Determine health and safety concerns and apply appropriate procedures.

This program consists of 21 units. In addition to required courses, students will complete courses in movement/flexibility, fitness, and strength development.

Course	Units	Yr/Sem
Required courses:
PE 8 - Introduction to Personal Training	3.00	Y1 S1
PE 9 - Fitness, Food, Managing Weight: Navigating Wellness	2.00	Y2 S1
PE 26 - Introduction to Kinesiology	3.00	Y1 S2
Total	8.00
Choose one of the following courses:
EMT 14 – First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	3.00	Y2 S1
PE 20 - Sports Nutrition	3.00	Y1 S2 or Y2 S1
Total	3.00
Choose 3 units from the following movement/flexibility courses:
PE 217A - Beginning Stretching and Flexibility Development	1.00	Y1 S1 or Y1 S2
PE 217B - Intermediate Stretching and Flexibility Development	1.00	Y2 S1
PE 219A - Beginning Yoga	1.00	Y1 S1 or Y1 S2
PE 219B - Intermediate Yoga	1.00	Y2 S1
PE 252A - Beginning Water Aerobics	1.00	Y1 S1 or Y1 S2
PE 252B – Intermediate Water Aerobics	1.00	Y2 S1
Total	3.00
Choose 4 units from the following fitness courses:
PE 200C - Fitness Center Super Circuit	2.00	Y1 S1
PE 204A - Beginning Physical Fitness	1.00	Y1 S2
PE 204B - Intermediate Physical Fitness	1.00	Y2 S1
PE 205A - Beg. Running and Conditioning	1.00	Y1 S1 OR Y1 S2
PE 206A - Beginning Walking for Fitness	1.00	Y1 S1 OR Y1 S2
PE 207A - Boot Camp Fitness	1.00	Y2 S1
PE 256A – Beginning Fitness Swimming	1.00	Y1 S2 OR Y2 S1
Total	4.00
Choose 3 units from the following strength development courses:
PE 210A - Beginning Boxercise	1.00	Y2 S1
PE 212B - Beginning – Intermediate Olympic Weightlifting	1.00	Y1 S2 OR Y2 S1
PE 214A - Beginning Weight Training	1.00	Y1 S1
PE 214B - Intermediate Weight Training	1.00	Y1 S1
PE 215A - Beginning Strength and Interval Training	1.00	Y1 S2
PE 215B - Intermediate Strength and Interval Training	1.00	Y2 S1
Total Minimum Units	21.00

Our program is instrumental in supporting the local workforce, with the demand for personal training occupation projected to grow by 12% in the Greater Bay Area and 12% in the San Francisco and San Mateo Counties.

There are 11 community colleges in the Bay Region issuing 44 awards on average annually (last 3 years ending 2018-19) on TOP 0835.20-Fitness Trainer. There are two (2) colleges in the Mid-Peninsula Sub-Region issuing nine (9) awards on average annually (last 3 years) on this TOP code. Canada Chabot Diablo Valley Foothill Laney Merritt Monterey Ohlone San Mateo Santa Rosa West Valley