MEDICAL MASSAGE THERAPY
Massage Therapists employ a variety of knowledge and skills to provide relaxation, comfort, and promote healing using a variety of techniques and modalities for clients in a variety of settings including spas, cruise lines, sports medicine, chiropractor offices, hospitals including labor and delivery, oncology, cardiac, and orthopedic units, health & fitness facilities, or as your own business entrepreneur! According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for massage therapists is expected to increase by 23% nationally through 2022; making it one of the fastest growing professions, therefore adding medical modalities further increases marketability!
The Medical Career & Technical College Medical Massage Therapy Program is approved by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for MassageTherapy.
Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to sit for licensure through the MBLEx (Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam) and credentialed as a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT).
Class Modules
Classes are taught in a subject-focused curriculum where the student takes only 1 course at a time and attends just 2 days per week. The classes meet from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on either a Monday/Wednesday, Tuesday/Thursday, or Wednesday/Friday depending on the class schedule for that term.
Program Length: 60 Weeks
Total Clock Hours: 900
- Medical Terminology - 84 Contact Hours
- Anatomy & Physiology - 84 Contact Hours
- Massage Therapy 1 - 84 Contact Hours
- Massage Therapy 2 - 84 Contact Hours
- Massage Therapy 3 - 84 Contact Hours
- Massage Therapy 4 - 84 Contact Hours
- Massage Therapy 5 - 84 Contact Hours
- Massage Therapy 6 - 84 Contact Hours
- Massage Therapy 7 - 84 Contact Hours
- Massage Therapy Externship - 144 Clock Hours
Medical Massage Therapy Program Cost
- Tuition: $11,200
- Fees Total: $675
- Application Fee, Liability Insurance, Lab/Supply Fees, Graduation Fee, CPR and First Aid Certification
- Textbooks $ 750
- Other Costs Not Included: Uniform and Certification Exam