by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC
Another one of Kansas City Kansas Community College’s programs is receiving national recognition.
The Personal Training Program recently received approval as a NSCA Education Recognition Program. This program recognizes academic institutions for meeting and continuing to meet education guidelines recommended by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
“This recognition lets our majors understand that our curriculum is one of the best to prepare students to take this national certification exam,” said Susie Myers, coordinator of exercise science at KCKCC. “Our faculty are very proud to be a part of this program and to be teaching these courses that prepare students to take the NSCA-CPT certification exam.”
Within KCKCC’s Exercise Science Program, students can choose one of four areas of specialization – athletic trainer, health-fitness, physical education or coaching. Exercise science majors in the AGS associate degree pathway who have met all academic requirements are eligible to take the NSCA exam to become a Certified Personal Trainer.
Myers said that becoming a NSCA Education Program means that KCKCC’s academic curriculum meets the stringent achievement requirements for a NSCA certification exam. She said it is rare that a community college program receives this type of recognition and KCKCC is one of only 10 community colleges in the United States to be recognized. KCKCC first received the NSCA recognition three years ago.
“The NSCA recognition is traditionally only awarded to four-year exercises science programs,” she said. “We are very happy to have our application renewed for another three years.”
Because KCKCC has received the NSCA recognition, students who take the exam will get a $25 discount on the fee to take the certification exam. In addition, KCKCC and the exercise science program will be listed in the NSCA bulletin newsletter, which goes out to more than 33,000 members in the organization.
For more information on KCKCC’s Exercise Science Program, call 913-334-1100.
Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor at KCKCC.