Student Success Stories

"It''s been said that showing up is half of the battle, but I believe it’s what we do after we show up that makes us who we are. After spending the first 27 years of my life acquiring a formal education and taking every kind of test imaginable, you would think I would be ready for anything. While earning my doctorate degree, I took tests that involved the mind, the spoken word, the written word and combinations of the three. In spite of all that I have been through, including marathon training and competing in triathlons, I had no way to prepare for the greatest test of my 33 years of life. A test that would require perfect harmony between mind, body and spirit, one that would not challenge just for hours, but for weeks, and one where failure was not an option."

-Dr. Ginger Southall

Personal Trainer Certification and Specializations

No matter what business you’re in, creating a niche for yourself in your market is an essential strategy to maintain market share or grow your business.

If you are looking to turn your passion into a paycheck with a personal trainer certification—either running your own show or at a local gym—specializing can help you to achieve even greater success. Whether you choose to focus on kids, seniors, the disabled, or athletes, each of these groups have special needs. Both new clients and employers will have greater peace of mind hiring you if they know that you’ve received a specialty personal trainer certification.

The ISSA was the first organization to recognize the need for specialized levels of education in the fitness field. We currently offer our acclaimed CFT course plus eight additional specialized personal trainer certification courses including several niches that are currently experiencing EXPLOSIVE growth—youth fitness, senior fitness, fitness therapy, and performance nutrition.

 

Tuition and Fees

The International Sports Sciences Association's quality home study programs have one of the lowest tuition rates available anywhere. Where else can you prepare and get certified for a brand new career for less than $600? (Less than $30 per credit hour!) We have NO book fees, NO application fees, NO exam retest fees if you don't pass the first time, and NO graduation fees.

But, even better, ISSA’s personal trainer certification course offerings do not just begin and end with a book and a piece of paper. We also provide unlimited one-on-one support to all ISSA students as they study at home for their personal trainer certification exam—both online and via our toll-free help line—at no additional cost. Best of all, the ISSA's support doesn't end once you pass your personal trainer certification exam. Included with your course fee is unlimited access to our ISSAtrainer.com web site, where you can access hundreds of job listings, ISSA exclusive opportunities and discounts, and our online forum where you can post client or business challenges and receive guidance from members of the ISSA family worldwide.

Payment plans are available for those U.S. based trainers in need of tuition assistance for their personal trainer certification course enrollments. Call 800-892-4772 for details.

Accreditation

ISSA is proud to be actively pursuing the accreditation with a nationally recognized accrediting agency that is authorized by the United States Secretary of Education through the United Stated Department of Education (USDoE) as well as the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).