Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Massage Therapists
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Essex County College, Camden County College, and Eastern International.
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- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Eastern International and Eastern International.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Camden County College and Essex County College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Eastern International and Eastern International.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Institute For Therapeutic Massage • Newark, NJ
Studying Bodywork (completion in 2011)
• 7/18/2011
"Great school and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to be a massage therapist. I would do the experience over again if I had to."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Great school with great teachers. Also, the alumni is fantastic. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | The school is well known in New Jersey and has a good reputation. This makes finding a job a lot easier. |
| Program Quality | 8 | They're very thorough with their hands on and book training. They teach you all the basics plus a little more. |
| Instruction | 10 | My hands on and A&P Teachers were great. They had plenty of real life experience they shared with us and I took a lot from that. |
| How Difficult | 3 | For me it was fairly easy for the hands on work. The anatomy was a bit difficult but nothing I couldn't handle. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Great mix of both. Hands-on was taught by a therapist who is currently practicing which made everything she taught up to date. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | Very flexible because they offer night and day classes. Having to take some weekend classes was a bit of a chore, but it was well worth it. |
| Academic Facilities | 4 | They had okay resources for a school of their size. Being only a massage school, they taught the curriculum very well. |
| Social Life | 8 | No real social experience was had because the students had other jobs besides school that took up most of the time. I did, however, make several life long friends and made tons of connections through social events. |
| Placement Services | 8 | Great job placement because of the alumni. They know tons of people in the community that can help you land that first job. |
| Alumni Network | 8 | I landed my first several jobs and clients because of the alumni. Also, a former alum is my mentor now. |
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