Program Highlights

  • Experience the joy of helping people feel better through therapeutic touch.
  • Manage a full-service spa offering chair, hot stone, prenatal, sports, and Swedish massages as well as body scrub treatments.
  • Assess soft tissue injury to develop a massage program for clients in the fitness, health care, and sports fields.

Career Focus

  • The first step to earning your massage therapy licensure is to successfully complete the CAVIT two-year program. At the end of the program, it’s time to earn your licensure by completing state application process. Finally, it’s time to update your resume and apply for and land a massage therapy position.

Listing of Instructional Topics

  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Body Mechanics
  • Business Practices
  • Chair Massage
  • Clinic Operations
  • Draping, Safety, and Hygiene
  • Hot Stone Massage
  • Legal and Ethical Issues
  • Spa Treatments
  • Special Populations
  • Sports Massage
  • Swedish Massage

Massage Therapist Entry Level Salary Range*

  • Hourly: $15.77–$24.64
  • Annual: $27,950–$42,390

*Source – Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wages

Related Career Pathways

  • Athletic Trainer
  • Chiropractor
  • Chiropractic Assistant
  • Massage Therapist
  • Naturpathic Doctor
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Personal Trainer
  • Physical Therapist
  • Small Business Owner
  • Spa Manager