{"id":30,"date":"2018-06-19T13:28:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T13:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pss.austincc.edu\/exercise\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-12-01T21:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:31:13","slug":"degrees-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/degrees-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Degrees &amp; Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a> for more information about the following programs:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please contact us for more information about the following 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60-hour plan that is designed to integrate the educational and practical training skills needed to be an exercise professional as well as cater to the individual who may have plans to continue his\/her education at a four-year institution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2026&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCPFT&amp;apid=9757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Award Plan<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/catalog\/programmaps\/programmap.php?ap=9757&amp;yr=2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","column_2":"<h4><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-790 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS8201_20180809-RVS-Exercise-Science-ca-036-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"ACC Exercise Science students Paula Korzeniewski and Eric Mendoza pose for the new 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Instruction in the areas of fitness evaluation, wellness, facility operation, and human anatomy and physiology are covered in this certificate option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2026&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCPFT&amp;apid=9756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Award Plan<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/catalog\/programmaps\/programmap.php?ap=9756&amp;yr=2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program Map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","column_3":"<h4><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-755\" src=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7789_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-004.jpg\" alt=\"ACC Exercise Science students pose for a program promotional poster image on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Riverside Campus.\" width=\"3273\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7789_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-004.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7789_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-004.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7789_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-004.jpg?resize=1024%2C626&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7789_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-004.jpg?resize=768%2C469&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7789_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-004.jpg?resize=1536%2C938&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3273px) 100vw, 3273px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2026&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCPFT&amp;apid=9758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Personal Fitness Trainer<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>35-hour Certificate (Level 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate curriculum is a 35-hour program designed to offer focused instruction in the field of exercise science with specific training in fitness evaluation and testing, program design and implementation, advanced training methods and nutrition. 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