You can be a massage therapist in 9 months!

The Massage Therapy program has been designed to prepare students for entry-level employment as a massage therapist and/or to enter private practice.  Employment opportunities include positions in massage offices and private practice, physicians' offices, hospitals and medical centers, chiropractic offices, nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, health clubs and fitness centers, spas and resorts, hotels, cruise ships, beauty and hair salons, pain management centers, sports team facilities, as well as setting up individual private practices.   Structure is placed on the guidelines emphasized by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.

 The technical portion of the course introduces massage therapy techniques to facilitate the graduate's ability to address specific problem areas and concerns presented by the client, including Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Shiatsu, Sports Massage, and site-specific treatment techniques.  

The program incorporates fundamentals such as anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, pathology, interpersonal communication skills, business concepts, and clinical experience to provide an integrated approach to learning and to integrate the requisite skills for competency in a professional massage practice.  Business, marketing, advertising, and presentation skills as well as professional boundaries and ethics also are emphasized