Accredited Personal Trainer School & Personal Trainer Certification

The National Personal Training Institute of Colorado is an NCA / CASI / AdvancED fully accredited personal trainer school offering personal trainer certification, education and courses for those interested in becoming a personal trainer at an ACCREDITED personal training school. The personal trainer education, offered via our unique school curriculum, will help you become a certified personal trainer and start your career in personal training! Approved for Veteran's Administration (VA) Education Benefits. Approved for MyCAA, the Military Spouse Career Advancement program. We are business partners with the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), the American Academy of Health and Fitness (AAHF), and the International Kettlebell Fitness Federation (IKFF).

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1 NCA / AdvancEd Accreditation
The National Personal Training Institute of Colorado is a fully accredited post-secondary Vocational School!
2 NASM
A National Academy of Sports Medicine business partner teaching the NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES), and Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) courses.
3 AAHF
An American Academy of Health & Fitness business partner teaching the "Training Older Adults" internationally recognized personal trainer content.
4 Certified Personal Trainer Certification
Your NCCA recognized Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) Exam is partially reimbursed by The National Personal Training Institute of Colorado if you pass!
5 American Council on Exercise (ACE)
ACE Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant - Curriculum included in National Personal Training Institute of Colorado personal trainer education.
6 Approved for VA Education Benefits (G.I.Bill) by the Colorado State Approving Agency(CSAA)
7 Information for
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The National Personal Training Institute of Colorado is SEVIS approved and participates in the Student Visitor Exchange Program (SEVP).
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Personal Trainer Certification & Fitness Training Career Questions

NCA / AdvancED Accreditation

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  1. What exactly does accreditation mean?

  2. Are all accreditations the same?

  3. If I go to an accredited school, like NPTI Colorado, does that mean credits will transfer to another school?

  4. Now that NPTI Colorado is accredited, does that mean I can get government grants (like Pell Grants), and FAFSA loans?

  5. Are all National Personal Training Institute locations (outside of Colorado) accredited?

  6. How did NPTI Colorado do on their accreditation?

  7. I’m a military veteran. How does the NCA / CASI / AdvancED accreditation affect me and my VA Education benefits?

  8. Does NPTI Colorado have an articulation agreement with my school (where I am currently earning a 2-year / 4-year degree)?

Personal Trainer Certification

  1. Is this kind of training available as an on-line course? Can I be a qualified personal fitness trainer if I pass an on-line certified personal fitness trainer course?

  2. So why do so many personal trainers take on-line courses to get certified?

  3. What is important about a certification with an NCCA accreditation?

  4. So what makes one NCCA accredited personal trainer certification better than another? Are they all basically equal?

  5. Is NPTI Colorado a personal trainer certification agency like NSCA or ACSM? Does NPTI Colorado compete with the other personal trainer certifications?

  6. What states recognize your certification and will give me a license after having attended your school?

Personal Trainer Electives & Specialization

  1. Why is NPTI Colorado adding 100 hours to its existing course?

  2. What electives are currently being offered?

  3. Why did you pick these four electives?

  4. Am I required to take an elective?

  5. What is the cost of the additional 100 elective hours?

  6. How do I pick what I want to take as a specialty elective?

  7. What if I want to take more than one elective?

  8. What if I want to specialize in an area that you do not currently offer as an elective?

  9. Will there be a certification associated with each elective? If so what is the cost of the certification examination?

  10. How will the elective content be taught?

  11. Can I come back later and take the elective? What will the cost of the course be? What will the cost of the actual certification examination be?

Personal Trainer Employment

  1. Can I get a job as a personal trainer after completing your course?

  2. But I thought Bally's, Colorado Athletic Clubs (CAC) and others required a certification from one of the nationally recognized certifying agencies like NSCA, ACSM, or ACE?

  3. Where do personal trainers work? Just in health clubs?

  4. Why is this such a growing industry and a growing field?

  5. What do personal trainers make hourly or annually?

  6. Do personal trainers make more money if they do not work in what you call a "big box" health club?

Business, Policy and Legal Issues

  1. So, anatomy, and physiology, and program design is all great and wonderful to learn, but how do I put it all to work?

  2. So do I just learn to write a resume and how to make a business card?

  3. I hear that personal trainers get sued in court all the time for hurting people. I don't want to get sued for working out with someone.

Diet and Nutrition

  1. What will I learn about Diet & Nutrition at the National Personal Training Institute of Colorado?

  2. Isn't it true that a personal trainer should not give prescribe a diet to a client like a dietician? Isn't it true that dieticians require four-year degrees?

Personal Training Academics

  1. I've been out of school a long time, I'm not so confident in my study skills and my ability to pass such an intense course. Can you help someone like me who feels a little "academically challenged"

  2. Will NPTI Colorado teach me about gyrotonics, I hear that's the up and coming thing! And what about kettlebell training? yoga instructor? pilates instructor? boot camps? And what about...

  3. What about personal training for clients considered "special populations", like clients with multiple sclerosis, or diabetes, or arthritis, or HIV / AIDS?

  4. How do I know if NPTI Colorado is right for me, aren't there many different personal training school locations?

  5. Do you have a qualified instructors or do you have people who are primarily personal trainers and just teach part-time like a lot of vocational schools?

  6. How much time am I going to be required to devote to studying, projects, examinations, and "all that school stuff"? Can I pass your course if I just show up to class?

  7. What personal training textbooks do you use? Are they college level textbooks?

  8. Is this an NSCA / ACE / ACSM / NASM preparation examination? If I pass NPTI Colorado's course, will I be guaranteed to pass their equivalent Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) examination?

Compare the Competition

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  1. Is this just another vocational school that just added "personal training" to a long list of courses ranging from medical technician to x-ray assistant to massage therapist to licensed practical nurse

  2. So how is this any different from an anatomy or personal training course at a community college, or some other personal training course that I can finish in much less time and for less money

  3. Some of the other vocational schools offer an Associate's Degree in personal training. Why shouldn't I go after an Associate's Degree?

Practical Hands-on Training

  1. So when we are working out in the gym, before class starts .., do I just do my own work-out? Just get in awesome shape?

Financial / Payment Options

  1. How can I pay for this? This is expensive!

  2. But can't I take a weekend course and get certified without spending six months and $6,995?

  3. Does NPTI Colorado qualify for Federal Student Financial Aid, Pell Grants, and Stafford Loans?

Career Assistance

  1. What about AFTER I graduate? What do you have for me then to get my personal training business going?

International / Out-of-state

  1. Do you have a program to take care of out of town , out of state, or international students and their needs for housing, transportation, etc.?

  2. Do you accept personal fitness training students from foreign countries? Foreign students without green cards?

  3. If am from a country outside of the U.S., what certifications do I need to practice as a personal fitness trainer in my home country? What does a personal trainer get paid where I am from?

Veteran & Unemployment Benefits

  1. I'm on unemployment. Will the State of Colorado "Workforce" program pay for my schooling?

  2. I am an ex-military person and I am unemployed. Are you approved for funding for VA Education benefits?

  3. Is NPTI's program funded by any other federal, state, or local government agency?
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Lakewood, CO 80401
Phone: 877.215.2643 Fax: 303-238-1821
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