Programs

Massage is one of the oldest forms of therapy, using touch to aid circulation, relax the muscles, relieve stress, and increase health and well-being.


In the Massage Therapy program, you’ll learn massage techniques as varied as Swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu, aromatherapy, sports massage, neuromuscular therapy, and reflexology. With each new technique, you’ll grow in your knowledge of the body’s skeletal and muscular systems. You’ll even develop the potential to begin your own business.


You’ll also assess and implement massage treatment, learn sanitation and hygiene protocols, and be introduced to the daily business aspects of starting, operating, and successfully managing a massage practice.


Graduates have gone on to work in fitness centers, physical therapy centers, day spas, physicians’ offices, chiropractic offices, and acupuncture clinics. Some even operate their own independent businesses.


Class Modules:

  • Swedish Massage and Therapeutic Communication and Documentation
  • Massage for Special Needs Population
  • Acupressure, Shiatsu and Reflexology
  • Sport Massage, Personal Fitness, Self-Care and Nutrition
  • Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release and Neuromuscular Therapy
  • Spa Treatments, Aromatherapy and Stone Massage
  • Assessment, Treatment Plan, Clinical Massage and Applied Kinesiology
  • Non-Traditional/Alternative Bodywork Therapies
  • Ethics, Business & Professional Development/ C.P.R

Length of Program

The Massage Therapy program takes approximately eight months to complete.


GED Prep and Testing

If you do not have your high school diploma or the equivalent, we have one more advantage to attending ACC. By enrolling in this program, you qualify for our complimentary GED Prep and Testing program. Talk to your Admissions Representative for all the details.


Accreditation

ACC is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.


ABHES (www.abhes.org)


Campuses

Program available at LA Campus, OC Campus and Ontario Campus.


Requirements

Each program has entrance requirements. While this may seem scary, our admissions team is there to help you succeed through every step of the process – including the entrance exams. Everyone worries about tests – just remember that thousands of ACC grads made it through the process on the way to the same change you are starting today.
Some of the admissions requirements include:

  • Must be at least 18 or have a parent of guardian’s signature
  • High school graduates or the equivalent will take an entrance exam before admission and need to achieve a score of 120 or higher on the CPAt exam
  • Candidates without a high school may enroll in this program as well but must exceed 200 (Verbal) and 210 (Quantitative) on the Wonderlic basic skills ability to benefit exam

Be sure to consult with an Admissions Representative to get all the information on admission to the Massage Therapy program.

 



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Programs

Massage is one of the oldest forms of therapy, using touch to aid circulation, relax the muscles, relieve stress, and increase health and well-being.


In the Massage Therapy program, you’ll learn massage techniques as varied as Swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu, aromatherapy, sports massage, neuromuscular therapy, and reflexology. With each new technique, you’ll grow in your knowledge of the body’s skeletal and muscular systems. You’ll even develop the potential to begin your own business.


You’ll also assess and implement massage treatment, learn sanitation and hygiene protocols, and be introduced to the daily business aspects of starting, operating, and successfully managing a massage practice.


Graduates have gone on to work in fitness centers, physical therapy centers, day spas, physicians’ offices, chiropractic offices, and acupuncture clinics. Some even operate their own independent businesses.


Class Modules:

  • Swedish Massage and Therapeutic Communication and Documentation
  • Massage for Special Needs Population
  • Acupressure, Shiatsu and Reflexology
  • Sport Massage, Personal Fitness, Self-Care and Nutrition
  • Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release and Neuromuscular Therapy
  • Spa Treatments, Aromatherapy and Stone Massage
  • Assessment, Treatment Plan, Clinical Massage and Applied Kinesiology
  • Non-Traditional/Alternative Bodywork Therapies
  • Ethics, Business & Professional Development/ C.P.R

Length of Program

The Massage Therapy program takes approximately eight months to complete.


GED Prep and Testing

If you do not have your high school diploma or the equivalent, we have one more advantage to attending ACC. By enrolling in this program, you qualify for our complimentary GED Prep and Testing program. Talk to your Admissions Representative for all the details.


Accreditation

ACC is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.


ABHES (www.abhes.org)


Campuses

Program available at LA Campus, OC Campus and Ontario Campus.


Requirements

Each program has entrance requirements. While this may seem scary, our admissions team is there to help you succeed through every step of the process – including the entrance exams. Everyone worries about tests – just remember that thousands of ACC grads made it through the process on the way to the same change you are starting today.
Some of the admissions requirements include:

  • Must be at least 18 or have a parent of guardian’s signature
  • High school graduates or the equivalent will take an entrance exam before admission and need to achieve a score of 120 or higher on the CPAt exam
  • Candidates without a high school may enroll in this program as well but must exceed 200 (Verbal) and 210 (Quantitative) on the Wonderlic basic skills ability to benefit exam

Be sure to consult with an Admissions Representative to get all the information on admission to the Massage Therapy program.

 



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