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✓ LIONEL UNIVERSITY • STUDENT CONNECTION

Connect With the Lionel University Community

Your Lionel experience goes beyond the classroom. Meet fellow students, join activities, discover student organizations and resources, and stay connected through events happening throughout the year.

🦁 Explore new ways to connect, participate, and become part of the Lionel University community.

Lionel University Run/Walk Club

Stay Active. Stay Connected.

Join fellow Lionel University students on Strava and turn your workouts, walks, and runs into another way to stay connected with the community. 

Get Moving With the Pride

Join the Lionel University Community on Strava

Whether you're walking around the neighborhood, training for a race, hitting the trails, or getting in your daily workout, the Lionel University Run/Walk Club gives you a simple way to stay active and connect with other members of the Lionel community.

✓ Connect with fellow Lionel students
✓ Share your walks, runs, and workouts
✓ Encourage and celebrate each other's progress
✓ Participate wherever you are
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Military & Veteran Student Connection

Connect With Fellow Military-Connected Students

Lionel University is committed to helping active-duty service members, veterans, and military-connected students find community, support, and opportunities to connect beyond the classroom.

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Student Veterans of America

Learn more about Student Veterans of America and the resources available to military-connected students nationwide.

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Lionel Chapter in Development

Lionel University is exploring the creation of a Student Veterans of America chapter and inviting interested students to get involved.

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Build Community

Connect with other students who understand the military experience and share similar educational and professional goals.

Interested in Getting Involved?

Help Build the Lionel Military Student Community

If you're an active-duty service member, veteran, or military-connected student and want to learn more about future military student activities or the developing SVA chapter, we'd like to hear from you.

Get Connected

Stay Connected

More Ways to Connect With Lionel

Find support, connect with other students, and stay up to date with what's happening across the Lionel University community.

 

Student Support

WellConnect

Explore WellConnect for additional student support, resources, and services designed to help you navigate life inside and outside the classroom.

Explore WellConnect

Student Community

Join the Lionel Facebook Group

Connect with fellow Lionel students, participate in conversations, and stay engaged with the broader student community.

Join the Facebook Group

Follow Lionel

Stay Connected on Social Media

Follow Lionel University for student stories, university news, upcoming events, career content, and highlights from across the Lionel community.

Follow. Connect. Engage.

Lionel Students Are:

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Working While Learning

  • 86% of students are employed while enrolled, with a majority working 30+ hours per week

  • Most students are balancing full-time work, family, and school — a powerful testament to Lionel’s flexible, stackable program design

  • Despite demanding schedules, student satisfaction remains high

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Consistently Engaged, Fully Invested

  • 80%+ of students log in 3–6 days per week, showing strong commitment and consistent engagement

  • 90%+ plan to continue to the next term, demonstrating exceptional retention and satisfaction

  • New graduate and certificate programs are earn high marks building confidence and sustained growth
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Satisfied — and Ready for What’s Next

  • 98% of students said they are satisfied with their studies at Lionel

  • 94–95% would recommend their course to a friend

  • 90%+ achieved the learning goals they set at the beginning of the course

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Mentored by Industry Leaders

  • Instructors scored 4.6–4.8 out of 5 on average across all categories

  • Top-rated traits: respect for students, prompt grading, and helpful feedback

  • Nearly every student felt valued and supported by their instructors

Transform Your Skills.
Expand Your Opportunities.
Shape Your Career.

Stackable education built for real-world success. Discover the certifications and stackable pathways that help fitness professionals grow their skills, expand their impact, and advance toward long-term education and career goals. 

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Certified Personal Trainer

Begin with CPT to build foundational coaching and exercise science skills. This pathway serves as the launch point into strength training, performance, and entry-level degree credit.

Science of Nutrition

Foundations of Nutrition Science

Start with core nutrition education that prepares you for advanced nutrition specialist programs and degree-level coursework in health promotion and wellness.

Corrective Exercise Specialist

Corrective Exercise Specialist

Build the ability to assess movement patterns and design programs that improve function and reduce risk. This pathway supports roles in recovery-focused coaching and connects to clinical exercise science study.

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Fitness Sales
Specialist

Develop communication, leadership, and business skills essential for guiding gym operations and client engagement. This pathway prepares you for supervisory roles and aligns with fitness management degree tracks.

Facility Management

Facility Management Specialist

Learn core operations, safety, and service principles needed to manage modern fitness environments. This pathway supports leadership advancement and aligns with managerial degree pathways.

Behavior Based Coaching

Behavior-Based Coaching Specialist

Build communication and behavior-change techniques that help clients create sustainable, long-term progress. This pathway complements coaching roles and connects to leadership or psychology coursework.

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Blood & Biomarker Specialist

Learn to interpret key biomarkers that influence training, recovery, and long-term wellness goals. This pathway supports advanced work in performance optimization and future study in human physiology.

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LinkedIn Networking
Specialist

Enhance your professional presence and networking strategy to attract clients and career opportunities. This pathway supports job placement readiness and aligns with degree-level professional development tracks.

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Influencer Marketing: Launch You

Learn to create content, grow audiences, and build authentic partnerships in the wellness space. This pathway expands digital career opportunities and pairs well with coaching and nutrition programs.

Entrepreneur Tool Kit

Entrepreneurship
Toolkit

Develop essential business skills to launch, market, and operate a fitness or wellness brand. This pathway supports independent professionals and integrates with business or leadership-focused coursework.