Other MFA Recognized Accredited Certifications

OrganizationNCCA Accredited Programs
ACTION Certification (ACTION)Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Accredited through 1/31/2024
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP), Accredited through 8/31/2021; ACSM Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM-CPT), Accredited through 8/31/2021; ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP), Accredited through 8/31/2021; ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-RCEP), Accredited through 8/31/2021
American Council on Exercise (ACE)Certified Medical Exercise Specialist (ACE-CMES), Accredited through 10/31/2023; Group Fitness Instructor (ACE-GFI), Accredited through 10/31/2023; Health Coach Certification (ACE Health Coach Certification), Accredited through 10/31/2023; Personal Trainer (ACE-CPT), Accredited through 10/31/2023
Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa)Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC), Accredited through 2/29/2024
International Fitness Professionals Association (IFPA)International Fitness Professionals Association Personal Fitness Training Certification (IFPA – PFT), Accredited through 11/30/2024
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Accredited through 11/30/2021; Certified Group Fitness Instructor (AFAA-CGFI), Accredited through 6/30/2022
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Body Work (NCBTMB)Board Certification in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (BCTMB), Accredited through 4/30/2025
National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT)NCCPT Certified Personal Trainer (NCCPT CPT), Accredited through 5/31/2026
National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF)Certified Personal Trainer (NCSF-CPT), Accredited through 3/31/2025; Certified Strength Coach (CSC), Accredited through 4/30/2022
National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA)Personal Fitness Trainer (PFT), Accredited through 1/31/2024
National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA)Certified Personal Trainer (NETA-CPT), Accredited through 7/31/2022; Certified Group Exercise Instructor (NETA-CGEI), Accredited through 7/31/2022
National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT)Certified Personal Fitness Trainer (CPT), Accredited through 1/31/2022
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT), Accredited through 4/30/2023; Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Accredited through 4/30/2023; Tactical Strength and Conditioning-Facilitator (TSAC-F), Accredited through 10/31/2021
Pilates Method Alliance (PMA)PMA Certified Pilates Teacher (PMA-CPT), Accredited through 4/30/2022
PTA Global (PTAG)Personal Training Academy Global Certified Personal Trainer (PTA Global CPT), Accredited through 8/31/2024
The Cooper Institute (CI)Personal Trainer Certification (CPT), Accredited through 11/30/2021
World Instructor Training Schools (W.I.T.S.)Personal Trainer Certification (PT), Accredited through 8/31/2022
WellcoachesCertified Health Coach