How is Mount Union’s Athletic Training Education Program different from Athletic Training Programs offered by other colleges/universities?
Geographically, there are very few accredited ATEPs available and even fewer within a small liberal arts college. Accreditation ensures the emphasis of the program is towards providing students with skills and knowledge and not using them as “service labor”. Mount Union has a relatively small enrollment (typically less than 2,500 full time students) which promotes an all around high quality of education and small student-instructor ratios. The existence of an outstanding required Exercise Science Minor provides opportunities for Athletic Training majors to take exercise science courses and gain exposure to technology typically seen only at larger universities. With our strong tradition of athletics, Mount Union has a large athletic training room, a smaller taping/treatment area adjacent to the football game field, stocked with state of the art athletic training equipment. Students are challenged with liberal working exposure to contemporary therapeutic modalities and therapeutic exerci
