State-approved · NASM academic partner · GI Bill® accepted

Turn Your Passion for Fitness Into a Career

Hands-on personal trainer and yoga teacher certification programs in San Diego, Oceanside, and Sacramento. Real classrooms, real gyms, real job placement — in as little as 3 months.

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3 California campuses
12 career programs
13+ hiring partners

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Programs

Learn by Doing — Not Just Watching Videos

In-Person, Hands-On

Every program is taught live in a classroom, gym, or studio. You practice coaching real people every week — the skill gyms actually hire for.

State-Approved School

NPTI is approved by California's Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) and is an academic partner of NASM. GI Bill® benefits accepted.

Job Placement Support

Hiring partners visit campus, our jobs board stays current, and we send openings to our alumni network. See how placement works →

Locations

Three California Campuses

San Diego

Our flagship campus offers the full NPTI program lineup — personal training, specialist tracks, and all three yoga teacher training programs — taught in a real classroom, gym, and studio.

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Oceanside

Serving North County San Diego, our Oceanside campus runs the Foundations Fitness Trainer program plus the Performance Enhancement Specialist track for coaches who want to train athletes.

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Sacramento

Northern California's home for hands-on personal trainer education. Day and evening cohorts of the Foundations Fitness Trainer program run year-round.

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Upcoming Start Dates

Program	Campus	Starts	Days	Time
Foundations Fitness Trainer	San Diego	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	San Diego	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	5:30pm–9:30pm
Group Fitness Instructor	San Diego	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Strength & Flexibility Coach	San Diego	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	5:30pm–9:30pm
Yoga Teacher Training	San Diego	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Restorative Yoga Instructor	San Diego	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	5:30pm–9:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	Oceanside	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	Oceanside	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	5:30pm–9:30pm
Performance Enhancement Specialist	Oceanside	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	Sacramento	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	Sacramento	July 6, 2026	Mon–Wed	5:30pm–9:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	San Diego	October 5, 2026	Mon–Wed	5:30pm–9:30pm
Health Coach Specialist	San Diego	October 5, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Power Yoga Teacher Training	San Diego	October 5, 2026	Mon–Wed	5:30pm–9:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	Oceanside	October 5, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	Oceanside	October 5, 2026	Mon–Wed	5:30pm–9:30pm
Performance Enhancement Specialist	Oceanside	October 5, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	Sacramento	October 5, 2026	Mon–Wed	9:30am–2:30pm
Foundations Fitness Trainer	Sacramento	October 5, 2026	Mon–Wed	5:30pm–9:30pm

Careers

Where Our Graduates Work

Anytime Fitness · Bigger Picture Fitness · The BXNG Club · Crunch Fitness · EoS Fitness · Fit Group USA · Live 2 B Healthy · Odyssey Training Center · Redline Athletics · San Diego Salvation Army Kroc Center · Self Made Training Facility · Shape 360 · Versitile Fitness

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