Massage Therapy Diploma

School Utah Career College - West Jordan Campus
Method At the institution
Location West Jordan
Type Certification Program
Course fee By request

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Massage Therapy Diploma

Course description Utah Career College’s Massage Therapy Diploma program will provide you with the tools you need to succeed in a rewarding profession. When you have completed the 4-quarter (12-month) diploma program, you will be qualified to take advantage of entry-level massage therapy career opportunities.

Enrollment information

Training in massage therapy techniques, business and communications

Early in the program, you will complete Anatomy and Physiology and Medical Terminology, a foundation for later studies.

Massage Therapy courses form the core of the diploma program, and provide training and hands-on practice in a range of most-requested modalities, treatments and related skills, including the following:

    * Swedish massage
    * Body analysis
    * Body mechanics
    * Chair massage
    * Reflexology
    * Deep tissue techniques
    * Trigger point therapy

    * Passive positioning
    * Sports massage
    * Myofascial release
    * Therapeutic exercise strategies
    * Thai massage
    * Energy work
    * Stretching

Supporting your career before and after graduation

We want to see our graduates enter the job market with resumes that stand above the rest. UCC even pays the testing fee for the National Board Certification Test for Massage and Body Work to encourage you to add that powerful credential to your qualifications. As you approach graduation, you will take our Career Development course and receive personalized job search assistance from our Career Services Department.
Apply diploma credits to a college degree

If you return to college after receiving your diploma, coursework from the Massage Therapy Diploma program will transfer smoothly to the Associate in Massage Therapy degree program.