Personal trainer certification in Puerto Rico
2 personal trainer programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
1 school offers these personal trainer programs, and Puerto Rico has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Personal trainers lead and motivate individual clients or small groups through exercise. A high school diploma is the usual starting point, but personal trainers usually must be certified before they work with clients or gym members, and most also need CPR and first aid certification.1
In Puerto Rico, 1 of the 2 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent.
Both are the same kind of program: personal trainer certification course.
See the 2 programsHow much does personal trainer certification cost in Puerto Rico?
$10,383 to $12,327
from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself
These two programs
- Finished the program
- Left out
- Half of Puerto Rico's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $14,000
- Length
- 48 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Puerto Rico may also offer personal trainer certification. How these figures are made
All 2 personal trainer programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding
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Técnico en Entrenamiento y Acondicionamiento F'sico
NUC University
Fajardo
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$14,000Price if you pay yourself$10,383Program website, Técnico en Entrenamiento y Acondicionamiento F'sico at NUC UniversityMore details about Técnico en Entrenamiento y Acondicionamiento F'sico at NUC University
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,500
- Length
- 48 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $6,150
- Students counted
- 10
- Earned a year, estimated
- $14,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $10,383
Técnico en Entrenamiento y Acondicionamiento F'sico
NUC University
Yauco
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,327Program website, Técnico en Entrenamiento y Acondicionamiento F'sico at NUC UniversityMore details about Técnico en Entrenamiento y Acondicionamiento F'sico at NUC University
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 48 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,182
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,327
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for personal trainer certification in Puerto Rico
WIOA funding can pay for personal trainer certification in Puerto Rico
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Financial aid and grants for personal trainer certification
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67
GI Bill for personal trainer certification
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Personal trainer certification in San Juan, Ponce and other Puerto Rico cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above.
Other training in Puerto Rico
How personal trainer certification compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Puerto Rico
- Welding classes3 programs
- HVAC training9 programs
- Medical billing and coding training11 programs
- LPN programs8 programs
- EMT classes7 programs
- Electrician training6 programs
- Dental assistant programs6 programs
- Auto mechanic classes8 programs
- Pharmacy technician training6 programs
- Plumbing school1 program
- CNC machinist training2 programs
- Diesel mechanic training1 program
- IT training8 programs
- Cosmetology school18 programs
- Barber school18 programs
- Esthetician school6 programs
- Nail tech school10 programs
- Massage therapy school5 programs
- Radiology tech programs6 programs
- Culinary school32 programs
- Home health aide training4 programs
- Medical administrative assistant training9 programs
- Industrial maintenance technician training1 program
- Early childhood education programs4 programs
- Hospitality management programs2 programs
- Coding and software development courses2 programs
- Sonography school3 programs
- Administrative assistant training11 programs
- Respiratory therapy programs3 programs
- AutoCAD and drafting courses2 programs
- Digital marketing courses2 programs
- Web and graphic design courses5 programs
- Vet tech programs3 programs
- Patient care technician training2 programs
- OTA programs1 program
- Customer service training2 programs
- Cardiovascular technology programs2 programs
- Electronics technician training2 programs
- Business administration programs3 programs
- Criminal justice programs2 programs
- Teacher assistant certification1 program
- Auto body repair classes1 program
- Solar and wind technician training1 program
- Optician training1 program
- Masonry training1 program
- Construction training programs6 programs
- Accounting and bookkeeping classes4 programs
- RN programs12 programs
Where the Puerto Rico personal trainer program numbers come from
Which Puerto Rico personal trainer programs are on this list?
These are the personal trainer programs Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Puerto Rico offers.
How the prices and results of Puerto Rico personal trainer programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
How reliable are the Puerto Rico figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share who finished for Puerto Rico: half of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states. We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.
Sources for the facts about personal trainer certification in Puerto Rico
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Fitness Trainers and Instructors
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns