{"id":77,"date":"2018-06-21T20:23:54","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T20:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pss.austincc.edu\/exercise\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-02-06T17:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:55:41","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-264 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/StabilityBallSMLLR-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ACC Exercise Science students Paula Korzeniewski and Eric Mendoza.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-h1\">The Exercise Science program applicants\u00a0do NOT have the requirements of immunization documentation and criminal background check in order to be accepted into the program to pursue either the certificate or Associate of Applied Science Degree. New applications are accepted on an on-going basis. <b><i>Acceptance requires contact with the Department Chair.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Application Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ACC is an \u201copen admissions\u201d institution. No entrance examination is required for enrollment in the college but some students are required to sit for an <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/support-and-services\/services-for-students\/testing-services\/tsi-assessment\">assessment or TSI exam<\/a><\/strong>. Students who need financial assistance should contact the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/support\/financialaid\/\">ACC Financial Aid Office<\/a><\/strong>. The college offers a variety of grants, loans, work-study programs and scholarships. Counselors are available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/support-and-services\/services-for-students\/academic-advising\"><strong>ACC\u2019s Student Services<\/strong><\/a> to discuss academic, career, and personal matters.\u00a0 Individuals interested in entering the Personal Fitness Trainer Program are strongly encouraged to apply to ACC and view the <a href=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/information-session\/\"><strong>online informational session.<\/strong><\/a> Find out the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/apply\/\">application steps<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tuition and Fees<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>For more information regarding tuition and general fees, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/tuition-and-payments\/tuition-table\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Persons planning recreation and fitness careers should be outgoing, good at motivating people, and sensitive to the needs of others. Excellent health and physical fitness are required due to the physical nature of the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Exercise Science program applicants\u00a0do NOT have the requirements of immunization documentation and criminal background check in order to be accepted into the program to pursue either the certificate or Associate of Applied Science Degree. New applications are accepted on an on-going basis. Acceptance requires contact with the Department Chair.\u00a0 Application Process ACC is an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":false,"sidebar":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-199 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pss.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/guyworkingout.png\" alt=\"Student working out in class\" width=\"282\" height=\"277\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Students must complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/austincc.edu\/exercise-science\/home?pli=1&amp;authuser=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infosession<\/a>, along with other requirements, to be admitted to the program.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","hero_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image_content":{"ID":756,"id":756,"title":"Exercise Science","filename":"RS7790_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-006.jpg","filesize":792852,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7790_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-006.jpg?fit=2000%2C1120&ssl=1","link":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/getting-started\/exercise-science-2\/","alt":"ACC Exercise Science students pose for a program promotional poster image on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Riverside Campus.","author":"4","description":"","caption":"ACC Exercise Science students pose for a program promotional poster image on Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Riverside Campus.","name":"exercise-science-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":77,"date":"2020-03-10 21:36:04","modified":"2020-03-10 22:09:43","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2000,"height":1120,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7790_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-006.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7790_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-006.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1","medium-width":300,"medium-height":168,"medium_large":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7790_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-006.jpg?fit=768%2C430&ssl=1","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":430,"large":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7790_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-006.jpg?fit=1024%2C573&ssl=1","large-width":1024,"large-height":573,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7790_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-006.jpg?fit=1536%2C860&ssl=1","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":860,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/RS7790_20180716-EVC-Exercise-Science-ca-006.jpg?fit=2000%2C1120&ssl=1","2048x2048-width":2000,"2048x2048-height":1120}},"image_description":"","readability":["true"]}],"sidekick":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.austincc.edu\/exercise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}