Why choose GCC?
Why choose GCC's Massage Therapy Program over other massage
schools? The reasons are simple:
- Small class size and low student:teacher ratio.
Classes are small; in technique classes, the ratio of students to teachers is 4:1. - Fully integrated curriculum.
Courses are interwoven to make all learning applicable and relevant in each class. The muscles you study in Myology in the morning are the muscles you manipulate in Technique in the afternoon. - A COMTA-accredited program that exceeds most other massage schools' required hours of training.
At 765 hours of in-class time, our program exceeds the national standard of 500. In addition, GCC's programwas the first college-based accredited massage school in the Commonwealth and today remains one of only a handful of Massachusetts programs to be fully accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). - Highly-qualified faculty.
All of our faculty are professional bodywork practitioners with between 3 and 27 years of teaching experience. - Free tutoring.
Graduates are available as specialized tutors for current students in all courses. - Emphasis on entrepreneurship & practitioner well-being.
All of our students develop and graduate with a comprehensive business plan. Our required business course covers issues such as marketing strategies, sub-contracting, employment contracts, ethics, licensing, taxes and insurance. A 1-credit course in injury prevention and longevity for practice teaches potential massage therapists techniques for working with one's own body safely. - Emphasis on ethics.
All of our technique courses emphasize a philosophical mind-body connection. We strive to develop ethical conscious practitioners who are both client centered in their work while maintaining effective therapeutic boundaries and applying clinical reasoning and assessment skills to meet client goals for wellness and health. - Hands-on training and service-learning.
Students work in a teacher-supervised clinic, gaining real-world experience in clinical assessment, record-keeping and taking medical histories. Students evaluate and treat acute and chronic injury in a 10-week supervised relationship with a practice client, and work in teams to provide chair massage to employees and clientele of non-profit community based business and schools to bring massage into the public experience. This Service Learning assignment teaches students how to find, set up and implement a massage volunteer event. - Academic environment.
Because our program is offered at Greenfield Community College, students can take advantage of a wealth of college services, including academic tutoring, counseling, student health services, and our library. In addition, students receive college credit for coursework in the massage therapy certificate program which can be applied toward an associate's degree. - Availability of financial aid.
And, because we are housed at GCC, those who qualify may be eligible for financial aid to cover all aspects of our program—your massage table, too. Find out more at www.gcc.mass.edu/financial_aid/.
