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 Non-Compressed Option:

• Massage Therapy

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. The 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 program will balance a combination of theory and practical application through in-class lectures, lab experience, an onsite public clinic and offsite 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 as well as a wellness focus that maintains physical health, function and mobility.

Note: The compressed delivery (two years inclusive) of the Massage Therapy program is a winter intake/start only and will include the summer semester. There are several weeks off between semesters. Once enrolled in #5115, you'll be required to stay in it as your major program of study and will not be eligible to transfer into the traditional three-year program, #5110, delivery.

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 awards for Graduate Satisfaction and for Quality of Learning Experience.
• The Massage Therapy program will offer strong clinical components through onsite labs and clinics and offsite placements.
• At Centennial’s Morningside Campus, you'll obtain hands-on practice in modern clinical spaces where you'll meet clients who experience injuries, dysfunction and disease. Your responsibility will be to offer assessment and treatment, under the supervision of experienced RMT faculty members, to help improve patients’ physical ability and quality of life.
• When you graduate, you'll be 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 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
• Sport Registered Massage Therapist
• Rehabilitation Registered Massage Therapist

Education Pathways

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