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(Health & wellness)
Diploma programMassage Therapy
Massage therapy uses manual techniques on the soft tissue structures of the body to prevent and alleviate pain, discomfort, muscle spasm and stress, and to promote health and wellness.
- Length
- 7 months (33 weeks)
- Hours
- 600 clock hours
- Credential
- Diploma
- Program cost
- $10,800.00
- 312 online theory
- 288 on campus
(The program)
What you will learn.
The Massage Therapy program provides entry-level theory and hands-on clinical training in massage techniques and alternative therapies that help maintain and promote physical health and well-being. Students learn to provide hands-on care to relieve soft tissue pain and massage techniques that assist in relaxation, and become well-versed in wellness, medical ethics, trigger points of the body and business management for the massage therapist.
The program is designed for entry-level work in a health care setting, a spa environment or as an independent practitioner. It prepares students to meet the educational requirements of the Florida Department of Health, Board of Massage Therapy, and follows the curriculum outlines of the Florida Department of Education.
All theory and exam hours are online. The clinical practicum is completed on campus.
Settings named in the catalog
- Physical therapy clinics
- Massage therapy clinics
- Sports medicine clinics
- Chiropractic offices
- Hospitals
- Luxury health spas
- Cruise ships
- Ski resorts
- Private clientele
(Program outline)
10 courses.
Open a course to see what it covers and how its hours split.
MAP101Anatomy and Physiology 170 hrs
The anatomy and physiology of the human body and the systems that compose it.
MBM102Basic Massage Theory and History 100 hrs
Massage strokes, basic techniques, and the history of the science of massage therapy.
MCP103Clinical Practicum 200 hrs
Hands-on practice, supervised by the instructor.
MAM104Allied Modalities 81 hrs
Shiatsu, reflexology, Reiki and other treatments: their history and how they are applied.
MBU105Business 15 hrs
The business of massage therapy.
MTH106Theory and Practice of Hydrotherapy 15 hrs
The science of water treatment, hot and cold, for external application to the body, and how water temperature relates to body temperature. Paraffin, steam inhalation, hot pack and cold pack.
MLR107Florida Laws and Rules 10 hrs
Florida laws as they affect massage therapists, and the rules of professional conduct.
MPE108Professional Ethics 4 hrs
Professional conduct and communication.
MHI109HIV/AIDS Education 3 hrs
HIV and how it relates to health care professionals: origin, transmission, prevention and diagnosis.
MME110Medical Errors 2 hrs
The impact of medical errors on the client and the professional, and how to minimize or eliminate them.
312 online + 288 on campus = 600 clock hours
(On campus)
Where you practice.
(Cost)
Program cost
- Registration Fee
- $150.00
- Uniform & Supplies
- $150.00
- MBLEx Exam Fee
- $265.00
- State of Florida Initial Licensing Fee
- $155.00
- Electronic Fingerprints
- $95.00
- Tuition
- $9,985.00
- Program cost
- $10,800.00
From the Florida Professional Institute catalog. The registration fee is $150.00 in every program.
(Ways to pay)
Payment options
- Full payment when you sign the enrollment agreement
- The registration fee, then a monthly or weekly payment plan based on the cost and length of the program
- Title IV and HEA programs, for those who qualify
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Ready to start?
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