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How to Choose a Good Massage School Before I discuss how to choose a good massage school one must know the qualities of a good massage therapist. Massage can be an emotional, spiritual, and physical experience. Because of this, a good massage therapist must possess many skills. Some skills can be taught in massage school such as therapeutic massage techniques, deep tissue massage, hydrotherapy, quality touch, anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, etc. Many skills needed are related to personal, social and business skills. Some examples of characteristic traits that make a good massage therapist are reliability, cleanliness, empathy, listening skills, professionalism and a desire to positively contribute to the mental and physical health of others. If you possess these skills, then you would make a wonderful massage therapist. A good massage school will help develop these characteristics that can unfortunately, by many massage schools, be overlooked. Some other things to consider when choosing a massage school are….. 1. Educational Requirements- Educational requirements vary from state to state. In Florida, massage therapy is governed by the Florida Department of Health, Massage Therapy Board. Does the school I am considering meet the minimal requirements or does it exceed the requirements? 2. Cost- How much will my education cost? Will I be able to pay my student loans? 3. Class Size- What is the teacher/student ratio? Will I get a high quality education? 4. Instructional Experience- What kind of experience do your teachers possess? Do they have industry experience? 5. Success Rate- Are graduates of the massage school successfully entering the work force?
6. Accredited School- Is the mas- NCBTMB upon completion. This College allows program comsage school you are interested in National Certification will allow pleters to apply credit towards accredited by a governing body? our students the option to be fua Valencia Supervision & Manture educators. agement for Industry AS degree Our massage program is a 750followed by the Bachelor of Aphour program that prepares stu- • We offer a 750 hour program. plied Science in Business Organidents for employment as a licensed The Dept. of Health in the state zational and Leadership Degree. massage therapist. The program of FL requires a minimum of 500 • High quality education at offers training using current indushours. This makes it much easa fraction of the cost of other try standards, software, equipment ier to achieve licensure in other massage schools. Because our and assimilates the academic comstates without having to do more program is subsidized by Orange petencies and occupational skills educational hours. County Public Schools, the cost is much less than many other schools. Just check out all the options in Central Florida for yourself and discover the savings. • Personalized education. Our teachers limit the class size so that each student receives individualized education. We limit our class size so that the ratio does not exceed 10 students to every instructor.
essential for success. We also have • Our students also complete ongoing contact with industry a course in Basic Life Support advisors. This relationship helps and receive a certificate from the instructor ensure that the acthe American Heart Association. ademic competencies are congruThis certification is above and ent with the needs of the industry. beyond the requirements from Instruction in job knowledge, job the Department of Health and skills, work habits and core valthe Department of Education in ues is incorporated throughout the State of Florida. the program. The combination of • We have incorporated indusinstruction in academic competry professionals to come speak tencies and work habits provides a to our students on a monthly bafirm foundation of success for the sis. Many of our guest speakers students. are internationally known in the Here are a few reasons why you massage industry. should consider enrolling in the • Articulation with Valencia State Massage Therapy program at Orange Technical College, Avalon campus. • We are an approved school through the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork. This allows our graduates the ability to achieve National Certification through the
The massage therapy program has the following specific admission requirements: • Completion of the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) • Meet with a counselor • 18 years of age • High school diploma or its equivalent Jonah Salomon, Massage Therapy Instructor, MA31547 Orange Technical College, Avalon Campus 2201 S. Crown Hill Blvd. Orlando, FL 32828 Jonah.Salomon@ocps.net Phone 407-281-5155 Ext: 7002220
