The Massage Therapy Advanced Diploma Program (Regular track 5110 and Compressed track 5115) at Centennial College Morningside campus has been awarded full accreditation. The implementation of the accreditation process across Canada marked an important and historic milestone in the massage therapy field. CMTCA accreditation serves as third-party recognition that our program meets or exceeds national standards for quality massage therapy education, and indicates that it is committed to continuous improvement, to the benefit of staff, students, and the public.

You may also be interested in the Compressed Option:

• Massage Therapy - Compressed

The Massage Therapy program at Centennial College will provide you with both the fundamental and advanced massage therapy skills to become a successful massage therapist. This advanced diploma health program will emphasize professionalism and teach an evidence-based approach to assessment, treatment planning and implementation.

Recognized as a distinctive and rigorous offering within the School of Community and Health Studies, this college health program will balance a combination of theory and practical application through in-class lectures, lab experience, an onsite public clinic and off-site outreach placements.

You'll learn the proper assessment tools and techniques to deal with a wide variety of conditions that involve lymph, muscle, nerve, fascia and joints of the body and a wellness focus that maintains physical health, function, and mobility.

Please note: It's possible to complete this Massage program in a shorter period of time by registering to join the compressed Massage Therapy Advanced diploma program (5115). The compressed program has the same curriculum of the regular program and delivered in six semester continuous delivery over a two years duration. Once enrolled in the traditional delivery of #5110, you'll be required to stay in #5110 as your major program of study, and will not be eligible to transfer into the compressed #5115 program.

Program Highlights

• Programs at Centennial College are awarded Key Performance Indicator Awards based on student satisfaction survey statistics. The Massage Therapy program has received the President’s Academic Gold Award for Graduate Satisfaction and the President’s Academic Gold Award for Quality of Learning Experience.

• The Massage Therapy program offers strong clinical components through on-site labs, clinics, and off-site placements. At Centennial College’s Morningside Campus, you obtain hands-on practice within modern clinical spaces where you meet clients who experience injuries, dysfunction and disease. Your responsibility is to offer assessment and treatment under the supervision of experienced RMT faculty members to help improve patients’ physical ability and quality of life.

• Graduates are eligible to write the registration examinations administered by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) to obtain the Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) designation.

• Centennial College students have demonstrated an excellent success rate at the CMTO entry-to-practice examinations (see www.CMTO.com for results.)

Career Outlook

• Registered Massage Therapist
• Primary Healthcare Provider
• Self Employed Practitioner

Education Pathways

Successful graduates of the Massage Therapy Advanced Diploma program have the opportunity to apply their credits toward further study at the degree level