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School of Health & Performance

Build a career in
health and performance

Immersive education and hands-on training for veterans pursuing work in fitness, health coaching, and nutrition.

Programs are delivered on UHP’s campus in Northwest Arkansas.

Culinary Nutrition Coach Hands-On Coaching Labs 19-Day Immersion Integrative Health Coach Certified Personal Trainer Culinary Nutrition Coach Hands-On Coaching Labs 19-Day Immersion Integrative Health Coach Certified Personal Trainer

Choose the path
that fits your goals

Each program prepares students for a different area of health and performance.

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Certified Personal Trainer

Build practical skills in assessment, exercise programming, movement, and individual or group coaching.

Focus · Fitness, strength, movement, and performance
Explore cpt  ›
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Integrative Health Coach

Learn practical skills in communication, goal-setting, behavior change, and individual or group coaching.

Focus · Behavior change, wellness, communication, and coaching
Explore ihc  ›
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Culinary Nutrition Coach

Gain practical skills in culinary nutrition, meal planning, behavior change, and individual client coaching.

Focus · Culinary skills, nutrition, behavior change, and coaching
Explore cnc  ›

Funding options vary by program. Admissions will confirm what may apply.

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Compare the programs

Find the right fit

ProgramBest fit forCore skills
CPTPeople interested in fitness and performance coachingAssessment, programming, movement, coaching
IHCPeople interested in health and behavior-change coachingCommunication, goal-setting, wellness, behavior change
CNCPeople interested in nutrition and practical food coachingNutrition, culinary skills, habits, coaching

CPT

Best fit for
People interested in fitness and performance coaching
Core skills
Assessment, programming, movement, coaching

IHC

Best fit for
People interested in health and behavior-change coaching
Core skills
Communication, goal-setting, wellness, behavior change

CNC

Best fit for
People interested in nutrition and practical food coaching
Core skills
Nutrition, culinary skills, habits, coaching

Not sure which program fits you best? Admissions can help you compare the options based on your goals and background.

Speak with admissions
Combined education

Build one skill set,
or stack all three

Each program can stand on its own or students can stack multiple courses and learn to coach more clients, in more ways, across fitness, health, and nutrition.

Start with the program that fits your goals today, then build from there. Every course you add expands the scope of what you can offer as a coach.

CPT
Certification
Fitness & performance coaching
+
IHC
Certification
Behavior change & wellness coaching
+
CNC
Certification
Practical nutrition & culinary coaching
=
A full-spectrum health & performance coach
More clients, more ways to help, a wider career — greater than any one course alone.
Student stories

Hear from veterans who have trained at UHP

See what brought them to the program, what their experience was like, and how they used their training after graduation.

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Take the next step

Put your experience to work

Explore the programs or speak with Admissions about the path that fits your goals.