Does NCCA Accreditation matter?
It depends on what you want to do with your certification. If you are looking for a long term career or are interested in starting a personal training business, the NCCA accredited programs will be the best personal trainer certifications for you. But NCCA is not the only accreditation. ISSA seems to be bucking the trend by pursuing accreditation through a CHEA (Council on Higher Education) and the U.S. DOE (Department of Education) approved accrediting body. While these accreditations may be meaningful, perceptions in the industry is what really counts. And currently, NCCA is the main accreditation. If you just want to get your first job, don’t want to spend a lot of time or money, or are unsure if personal training is going to be your career, you should choose one of the non-NCAA accredited programs from our free online personal training certification database. This page contains only Non-NCCA accredited courses. You can also view pages on NCCA accredited, a summary of online course
