Careers in Massage and Bodywork
Careers in Massage and Bodywork
Careers in Massage and Bodywork

Program Description

Our comprehensive, integrated Diploma curriculum is organized in five units: Human Sciences for Massage Therapists and Bodyworkers, Massage and Bodywork, Skills Application and Assessment, and Professional Development. Material is presented in an innovative, integrated fashion intended to maximize students' retention of knowledge and technique. The curriculum is challenging, creative, and achievable, and empowers the students with confidence to achieve their goals of National Certification, licensing, employment, or personal and professional enrichment.

The Diploma program is 600 clock hours long, well above the 500 hours that are required by AMTA, ABMP, National Certification, the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards' Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx), and the State of Illinois licensing law.

The effectiveness of the Diploma program is illustrated by the school's statistics in completion rates, job placement, and National Certification results. Graduates are fully trained to find positions in spas, health clubs, health clinics, or to develop a private practice.


Vocational Objective

The objective of the Diploma program is twofold: a) to provide students with the necessary coursework and experience that will give them the skills to enter the field of massage therapy and bodywork and b) to provide the students with the knowledge required for passing the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx) offered by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards and/or the National Certification Exam (NCETM or NCETMB) offered by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork which are prerequisites for licensing in states regulating massage therapy.

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