The Massage Therapy program will help prepare you for a career in massage therapy and is designed for students with little or no experience in massage procedures. The program is a blended learning program in nature and instruction is provided with lectures in the classroom or online, hands-on experience with instructor supervision for laboratory skills, and a clinical internship. Upon satisfactory completion of the program detailed below, students will be granted a diploma from Northwest Career College, which will qualify them to become a licensed massage therapist. Certification will qualify graduates to apply for a massage therapy license and start their own business or obtain an entry-level position as a massage therapist in a spa or healthcare facility. Computer and Internet Access are required to complete this course.
40 Weeks
*Actual program length (in weeks) may vary due to holidays
and scheduled administrative breaks.
Monday - Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Day Shift)
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Night Shift)
In addition to normally scheduled class sessions, students must participate in their Student Clinic internship experience each term. Internship hours are completed during non-class hours.
Detailed course descriptions can be found in Addendum G - Course Information.
Course Name and Number | LECTURE HOURS | LAB HOURS | CLINICAL HOURS | CREDIT HOURS | CLOCK HOURS |
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MTB101 – Basic Massage | 40 | 82 | 0 | 8.0 | 122 |
MTB102 – Anatomy, Physiology, & Kinesiology I | 96 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 96 |
MTB103 – Anatomy, Physiology, & Kinesiology II | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 32 |
MTB104 – Comprehensive Anatomy & Physiology I | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 30 |
MTB105 – Comprehensive Anatomy & Physiology II | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 30 |
SAS101 - Student Academic Success | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 40 |
MTB213 - Spa Therapies I | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2.0 | 30 |
MTB201 – Massage Business & Ethics | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 30 |
MTB217 - Medical Massage I | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 30 |
MTB202 – Clinical Assessment & Integration | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 30 |
MTB200 – Student Clinic | 0 | 0 | 150 | 5.0 | 150 |
MTB211 - Deep Tissue I | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2.0 | 30 |
MTB212 - Deep Tissue II | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2.0 | 30 |
MTB215 - Sports Massage | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2.0 | 30 |
MTB216 - Special Needs | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2.0 | 30 |
MTB214 - Spa Therapies II | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2.0 | 30 |
MTB218 - Medical Massage II | 10 | 20 | 0 | 2.0 | 30 |
Total | 428 | 222 | 150 | 58.50 | 800 |