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"I worked with many great athletes and coaches, allowing me the opportunity to gain experience and confidence that without, I wouldn’t be where I am today. LSSU not only gave me my undergraduate education but I gained lifelong friends and connections that will go with me in whatever endeavor that I attempt. Athletic Training at LSSU changed my life and changed my goal in life for the better. "

Andrea Cripps
ATEP
Graduate Assistant
Central Michigan University

Athletic Training

We are committed to an integrated relationship between the athletic training students' didactic and clinical experiences. This relationship fosters the development of athletic training students as contributing, caring, and viable professionals to the field of athletic training.

Extensive knowledge and strong decision-making skills

Degrees

Athletic Training is an allied health care profession recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA).

Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) are medical experts that practice within six domains

Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis
Immediate Care
Treatment Rehabilitation and Reconditioning
Organization and Administration
Professional Responsibility

These duties require extensive knowledge and strong decision-making skills obtained through the Certified Athletic Trainer's experience and education.

BS Athletic Training

Dream Job

Athletic Training was listed as the 2nd coolest job in healthcare! (Source: www.allhealthcare.com)

Careers

University/College Athletics
Professional Teams
Sports Medicine Clinics
Secondary School Athletics
Health/Fitness Facilities
Industrial Fitness and
Rehabilitation
Athletic Training Education
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Average Starting Salary of LSSU Graduates*

$23,088
$34,500

*Based on survey of 2004-2006 LSSU graduates

Note: These figures include those attending graduate school

Accreditation

The Athletic Training Education Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), 2201 Double Creek Drive, Suite 5006, Round Rock, TX 78864. Phone: 512-733- 9700. Fax: 512-733-9701. Email: caate@sbcglobal.net.

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A Dynamic Duo

Katia Locke and Atlas

LSSU athletic training student Katia Locke and her leader dog in training, Atlas, pose with steel water bottles being sold to benefit LSSU's Student Athletic Training Association and the Leaderdog for the Blind Foundation. More than 200 of the $10 bottles are on sale at the LSSU athletic training department while supplies last. Locke is training Atlas until spring, when the dog gets matched to a visually impaired person for further training. [ more ]

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