Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

DEGREE TYPE

A.A.S.

LOCATION

On Campus | Online | GFAFB

FACULTY

Tammy Riggin
Associate Professor
Tammy.Riggin@lrsc.edu

FiTT Fact Sheet

Fitness Trainer Technician

The Fitness Trainer Technician program at Lake Region State College combines theory and practical application providing students the skills and training needed to work as personal trainers. The program is offered online for maximum flexibility and provides marketable skills for employment. It also includes foundational and general education courses for transfer into a baccalaureate degree.

The program is designed to meet the following objectives:

• Promote recreational fitness and health in the community.
• Assess fitness levels and develop, recommend, and monitor client exercise programs.
• Ability to instruct clients in a variety of activities.
• Provide leadership by example, establish program direction, and maintain professional ethics.
• Stay on the leading edge of current nutrition and physical fitness research.
• Assist clients effectively.
• Incorporate nutrition education into fitness plans.

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Opportunities

Students in the FiTT program have the best of both worlds. With faculty in the profession, students enjoy a program that blends classroom theory and real-world experience. The last semester of the program is spent in the community, putting their knowledge to work. Students also learn how to create business and marketing plans if they decide to start their own business in the fitness industry. 

Students who complete the Fitness Trainer Technician program enter the workforce or transfer to a university to continue studies in athletic training, exercise science, kinesiology, physical therapy, or related fields.