Personal trainer certification in Louisiana

2 personal trainer programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these personal trainer programs, and Louisiana 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 Louisiana, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Both are the same kind of program: personal trainer certification course.

See the 2 programs

How much does personal trainer certification cost in Louisiana?

$989 to $1,895

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program: Not reported; Neither program reports it
Working 6 months later: Not reported; Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported; Neither program reports it
Length: 11 to 24 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 Louisiana may also offer personal trainer certification. How these figures are made

Is there free personal trainer certification in Louisiana?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $989 to $1,895.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 2 personal trainer programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding

2 programs

Personal trainer certification courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Certified Personal Fitness Trainer and Nutritional Specialist
Weston Distance Learning
Based in Fort Collins, CO
High school diploma or equivalent
Weston Distance Learning, based in Fort Collins, COPersonal trainer certification courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$989
More details about Certified Personal Fitness Trainer and Nutritional Specialist at Weston Distance Learning
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
11 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,348
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$989
Personal trainer certification courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
NASM Certified Personal Trainer + Performance Enhancement (Vouchers Included)
Bossier Parish Community College
Based in Bossier City, LA
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Bossier Parish Community College, based in Bossier City, LAPersonal trainer certification course · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,895
Program website, NASM Certified Personal Trainer + Performance Enhancement (Vouchers Included) at Bossier Parish Community College
More details about NASM Certified Personal Trainer + Performance Enhancement (Vouchers Included) at Bossier Parish Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
24 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$1,895
Program website, NASM Certified Personal Trainer + Performance Enhancement (Vouchers Included) at Bossier Parish Community College

How to pay for personal trainer certification in Louisiana

WIOA funding can pay for personal trainer certification in Louisiana

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.

Other training in Louisiana

How personal trainer certification compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Louisiana

Where the Louisiana personal trainer program numbers come from

Which Louisiana personal trainer programs are on this list?

These are the personal trainer programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana offers.

How the prices and results of Louisiana 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 Louisiana figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.

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