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Your Hybrid Massage Therapy Education Partner
Grow your massage therapy practice with qualified Massage Therapists. Our certificate program provides practice theory and hands-on training to develop competent Massage Therapists, quickly.
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- DEAC accredited
- Aligned, targeted skills training
- Flexible, scalable, and customizable
- Dashboard and detailed reporting
- Intuitive LMS
- One-on-one instructor support
- Engaging, step-by-step curriculum
Program details
| Training Programs | Professional certification path | Course Format and Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Massage Therapy Certificate |
Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx) Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards certification exam fee included. USCI graduates pass the MBLEx certification exam at a higher rate (84.2%) than the national average of 71%. |
Self-paced, online learning, accessible on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer. Customize your team’s learning path to meet your needs and set and monitor student progress. Virtual study materials* Printed materials available upon request. |
Massage Therapy Certificate
Professional certification path:Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx)
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards certification exam fee included.
USCI graduates pass the MBLEx certification exam at a higher rate (84.2%) than the national average of 71%.
Course Format and Materials:
Self-paced, online learning, accessible on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer.
Customize your team’s learning path to meet your needs and set and monitor student progress.
Virtual study materials*
Printed materials available upon request.Program Overview
This certificate program combines practice theory with hands-on training to prepare students for a Massage Therapy career. Upon completion of the program, students will be ready to sit for the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx).
U.S. Career Institute’s Massage Therapy program is a combination of theory and hands-on-training. Our program is 650 clock hours, which breaks down to 450 online theory hours and 200 hands-on training hours. The 200 hours of hands-on training is condensed into 4 weeks of onsite training at our Fort Collins, CO Massage Therapy School. We generally hold between 6-8 sessions of hands-on-training per year.
This Massage Therapy program is designed by subject matter experts who actively work in the field and our in-house curriculum team.
What Students Will Learn
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Massage Therapy Certificate
- Common bodywork approaches
- Legal and Ethics considerations in the therapeutic setting
- Anatomy, physiology, and body movements
- Body systems and the diseases and disorders associated with each
- Identification of major muscles, bones, and bony landmarks
- Shoulder girdle and arm
- Safety precautions
- Swedish massage therapy
- Movement and support of the forearm, hand, head, and neck
- Movement and support of the torso
- Chinese medicine principles
- Conditions and assessments
- Client-centered therapeutic setting characteristics
- Energy techniques and theory
- Hydrotherapy techniques
- Neuromuscular, deep tissue, and sports massage
- Massage contraindications and cautions
- First aid basics
