To learn more, visit: https://www.morainepark.edu/academics/programs/health-and-wellness-technician/
Program Number: 31-546-1
Technical Diploma (1 year)
Campus: West Bend
This program is eligible for financial aid
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.
The best part? You can begin a career with a faster than average job growth rate in less than a year!
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 degree.
Earn credits at MPTC and transfer to a four-year college to earn your bachelor’s degree.
Visit the Transfer to a Four-Year College page for more information on credit transfer agreements between Moraine Park and four-year colleges, both public and private.
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.
Standard Admissions steps details
Earn college credit outside the classroom through Moraine Park’s Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) opportunities. Credit opportunities are available for:
Visit MPTC’s Credit for Prior Learning page for more information.
Tuition
Occupational
Associate of Arts/Associate of Science
Online students are not charged out-of-state fees.
Student Fees
Please refer to Tuition & Fee Information for additional enrollment fee information.
Financial Aid is available for associate degree and technical diploma programs (those that are 2 semesters in length and typically with 28 credits or more). Processing can take 4-5 weeks after a student's completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is received. Visit the Financial Aid page to learn more.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| 501-104 | Contemporary Healthcare Practices | 2 |
| 501-107 | Digital Literacy for Healthcare | 2 |
| 546-110 | Natural Wellness Concepts | 3 |
| 546-112 | Nutrition for Health and Wellness | 3 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| 890-101 | College 101 | 2 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| 546-120 | Advanced Wellness Concepts | 3 |
| 546-122 | Theory and Practice of Fitness | 3 |
| 546-124 or 546-126 |
Chiropractic Technician or Strength Training and Group Fitness |
3 |
| 546-128 or 546-130 |
Chiropractic Radiologic Technician or Fitness Testing and Prescription |
3 |
| 806-189 or 806-177 |
Basic Anatomy or General Anatomy and Physiology |
3-4 |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Total Credits | 30-31 | |
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