Frostburg State University is in the eastern Maryland city of Frostburg, less than five minutes from the National Freeway. This university features the Department of Health and Physical Education. The Department offers majors in health and physical education with a teaching certification, athletic training and exercise and sport science. A coaching minor is also available -- offering courses for learning how to coach team sports.
Located in Rockville, Montgomery College is a small, two-year community college in the greater Washington, D.C., area. This college provides associate degrees in exercise science/health fitness specialist, health education and physical education teacher preparation/coaching. Montgomery also offers a personal trainer certificate; students must take at least 21 to 23 hours of classes to obtain this certificate. This college also has campuses in the Maryland cities of Germantown and Takoma Park
Towson University is in Towson, a northwestern suburb in the greater Baltimore, Maryland, area; the university is a five-minute drive from the Baltimore Beltway. This university's Department of Kinesiology offers a bachelor degree in physical education/teacher education; some of this degree's courses include motor development and biomechanics. The Department of Kinesiology is underneath Towson's College of Health Professions. Other majors in the College of Health Professions includes exercise science, allied health, health science and sport management.
The largest higher learning institute in the state is the University of Maryland, College Park. This university has more than 37,000 students. University of Maryland, College Park has a master's certification program in physical education, which falls underneath the coverage of a bachelor of science degree for kinesiology. This major is a part of the Department of Kinesiology, which has 25 full-time faculty members. University of Maryland, College Park is also home to the University Health Center, which offers programs on alternative medicine and urgent care.
Washington Adventist University, or WAU, is in Takoma Park and affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Christian denomination. The Department of Health, Wellness & Physical Education provides bachelor of science degrees in physical education, health/fitness management and physical education teaching certification. Some of Washington's classes for these degrees include nutrition, health science, physical education theory and physical education activity. The department's minors include sports administration/coaching and physical education.