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  • Home
  • 700 Hour Program
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  • Tuition & Fees
  • Faculty
  • Book a student massage
  • School Calendar
  • Licensure
  • Contact us
  • Continuing Education

Massage Therapy Program

700 Hour Program

The 700-hour program includes Swedish massage, specialized massage techniques, and other subjects related to the healing arts. In addition, students receive instruction in Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Kinesiology, and Zoologik™ Anatomy in Clay lab. The curriculum includes an emphasis on self-awareness and personal growth as an integral part of becoming a caring professional. Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive a Certificate of Completion. 

  

· Course of study is completed in approximately 8 months

· Students attend Mondays and Tuesdays 8:00am - 5:30pm and on Wednesdays from 8:00am-Noon *

· Students must complete 50 hours (second semester) at an approved internship site

· Credits and hours are non-transferable into this clock hour program *

· Student/teacher ratio: 4:1


* If class size is 9 or more; student clinic (second semester) will be divided up into Tuesday and  Wednesday afternoon clinic

* A clock hour is based on an actual hour of attendance, though each hour may include a 10-minute break. 


Instructional Hour Breakdown

Massage Therapy I

135 hrs

Swedish Massage Techniques

Massage Therapy II

117.5 hrs

Clinical Application/Assesment

     Internship                                     (50 hrs)

     Student Clinic                              (67.5 hrs)

Massage Therapy III

71.5 hrs

Combined Therapies

     Business                                        (4 hrs)                   

Health Basics

376 hrs

Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology, Zoologik Clay Anatomy Lab

     Pathology                                      (40 hrs)

     Ethics                                             (6 hrs)     


Total Program

700 hrs

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