| Prospective students who desire rewarding | | | | licensure. Students enrolled in this course of study |
| careers in the healing arts will find that the | | | | will learn five different massage modalities including |
| Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy (CCMT) | | | | chair massage, classic Western massage, sports |
| provides in-depth education that affords | | | | and spa massage, as well as trigger-point |
| candidates with opportunities to become | | | | massage. In addition to multiple bodywork |
| professional massage therapists. Applicants may | | | | therapies, students will learn about essential spa |
| select from three spacious campuses in | | | | practices, anatomy and physiology, pathology, |
| Connecticut, located in Newington, Groton, and | | | | energy theory, and business fundamentals. |
| Westport. | | | | The full-time massage therapy program at the |
| Having the vision to create a learning environment | | | | Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy requires |
| that is both inspirational and transformative, | | | | 600+ training hours and takes less than a year to |
| Connecticut Center for Massage Therapyoffers | | | | complete. Graduates of this course learn how to |
| comprehensive career training programs in | | | | administer cross-tissue massage, trigger-point |
| massage therapy, clinical massage therapy, spa | | | | massage, chair massage, classic Western |
| massage therapy, and full-time massage therapy. | | | | massage, and sports massage, in addition to basic |
| The 720-hour massage therapy program at | | | | knowledge in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, |
| CCMT exceeds educational requirements for the | | | | and pathology. |
| National Certification Exam for Therapeutic | | | | Advanced training is provided through workshops |
| Massage and Bodywork and for professional | | | | and seminars, and includes short classes and |
| licensure in Connecticut and many other states. | | | | certification courses in Ayurvedic massage, |
| Comprehensive training includes courses in | | | | reflexology, yoga teacher training, Thai massage, |
| anatomy and physiology (bones and muscles), | | | | hot stone massage, canine massage, deep tissue |
| kinesiology, pathology, massage therapy training in | | | | work, infant massage, prenatal massage, and |
| acupressure, classic Western massage, | | | | many other specialized subjects of study. |
| cross-tissue, trigger point, energy balancing, chair | | | | Approved by the National Certification Board for |
| massage, sports massage, remedial massage, | | | | Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), |
| clinical training, and business fundamentals. | | | | the Connecticut Commissioner of Higher Education |
| Its clinical massage therapy program | | | | and the State of Connecticut, Bureau of |
| encompasses 1,100 training hours and typically | | | | Rehabilitation Services and Workers Compensation |
| takes about 24 months to complete. Curriculum | | | | Commission, Connecticut Center for Massage |
| involves anatomy and physiology, pathology, | | | | Therapyis also accredited by the Commission on |
| massage therapy (classic Western massage, | | | | Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA), and is |
| cross-tissue massage, trigger-point, neuromuscular | | | | approved to train veterans eligible for Veteran's |
| massage, myofascial technique, chair massage, | | | | Administration Educational benefits - among other |
| sports massage, remedial massage, and | | | | honorable memberships. In addition, CCMT is |
| acupressure), kinesiology (various levels), | | | | approved by the U.S. Department of Education |
| neurology, standard first aid and CPR, East-West | | | | and participates in Title IV financial aid programs, |
| pathology, clinical training, and business | | | | including federal PELL grants, federal Stafford |
| fundamentals. | | | | Loans, and the federal PLUS program. |
| The spa massage therapy program at | | | | recognizes the Connecticut Center for Massage |
| Connecticut Center for Massage Therapyentails | | | | Therapy and applauds its quality standards in being |
| 720 training hours, and takes roughly 20 months | | | | an educational leader in massage therapy training. |
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