Technical Diploma│1 Year│30-31 Credits│West Bend Campus│Eligible for Financial Aid
Health and Wellness Technician Program
Moraine Park Technical College’s Health and Wellness Technician program prepares students for a career in the growing fitness or chiropractic care fields.
Whether you’ve got a passion for helping people or want to make the gym your office, a career in the health and wellness industry is calling your name.
Moraine Park’s Health and Wellness Technician program focuses on wellness concepts, nutrition, human anatomy, theory/practice of fitness, customer service and health care technology systems. Students can choose an emphasis in fitness or chiropractic.
Upon completion of the technical diploma, students can become certified as an American Council of Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer, ACE Group Fitness Instructor and/or become Wisconsin state certified in the chiropractic health setting in therapies and radiography.
What You’ll Learn
In Moraine Park’s Health and Wellness Technician program, students gain hands-on experience and learn up-to-date practices from instructors who currently work in the industry. Students learn how to create a culture of wellness within an organization, use holistic wellness strategies to guide behavior and lifestyle change in clients, and lead and evaluate personal and group fitness and strength training exercise sessions.
The program also prepares students with the knowledge they need to explain the causes of chronic disease and how to prevent and manage chronic disease through lifestyle and behavior changes, assist in patient education and office operations, and administer therapeutic modalities and radiographic imaging (chiropractic related course options).
The courses in this technical diploma transfer into the Health and Wellness Associate of Applied Science degree.
Career opportunities include, but aren’t limited to, the following:
- Fitness Trainer
- Personal Trainer
- Gym Technician
- Physical Therapy Aide
- Chiropractic Technician
- Chiropractic Radiologic Technician
Consider earning a certificate or associate along this career pathway.
Moraine Park’s admissions starts with the online application. The admissions steps and financial aid process can take 4-5 weeks for some programs, so plan ahead.
View and begin standard admissions steps.
If you have any questions or need help with the process, please contact us at admissions@morainepark.edu OR 920-924-3200, TTY/VP:Use Relay VRS.
Several factors influence the total cost of your degree, including enrollment fees, the number of credits required, textbooks and equipment. Financial aid can assist with those costs.
The following estimated costs for completing this degree are based on the 2023-24 academic year and are subject to change. For further details, please visit the estimated cost of attendance page.
$5,361.00 – $5,539.70
Current tuition and fees
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Textbooks*
*Based on new books, rental, electronic, and used options may be available.
State Certification Disclosure:
Moraine Park’s Health and Wellness Technician program prepares students to obtain the educational requirements to pursue certification to be employed/practice in the state of Wisconsin. No determination has been made if the curriculum matches the educational requirements for preparation, examinations, or certification for other states. Visit the Accreditation page for more details about certification.
