Sports Medicine

The Santa Barbara City College Sports Medicine Program currently serves 18 intercollegiate sport teams. The program offers a broad spectrum of injury management for student-athletes and an academic experience for sports medicine students. The Santa Barbara City College sports medicine program is complemented by SBCC top notch course offerings related to sports medicine and athletic training. This coursework, coupled with hands-on experience in the athletic training facility, provides the student an educational space in which to prosper academically, the program also affords ample opportunities for learning in the areas of injury management, such as prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation and athletic training facility protocol.

The Santa Barbara City College Sports Medicine Program enhances student marketability and increases the potential for successful transfer to a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology or related area for eventual transfer to a CAATE accredited Master’s program for Athletic Training. Our program is for students interested in physical therapy, personal training, kinesiology, physical education, nursing, pre-med, physician assistant, emergency medicine, coaching and beyond. The hands-on lab experience is invaluable for those hoping to get involved in the fields of healthcare or kinesiology.