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About Stillpoint

Program overview
The Stillpoint Massage Therapy Program combines a high standard of technical training in massage therapy with a foundation in professional development, with options for full-time day, part-time day, or evening study in a 10-month, 750-hour, 40-credit curriculum leading to a Massage Therapy Certificate. Our COMTA-accredited program emphasizes ethics, clinical assessment and entrepreneurship and prepares you for the massage and bodywork national certification exam. Depending upon your choice of full- or part-time study, the program can be completed in as little as one year.

The decision to pursue a career in massage therapy is one in which the student must also prepare for the professional demands of the field. Issues of diversity, values clarification, attitudes, and beliefs become important in training the student for the responsibility of becoming a health care practitioner. All students and teachers take pride in progress that each individual makes over the course of the program as technique develops and as acceptance and confidence unfold. The program creates an educational environment which is supportive of adult learners. Faculty members are highly skilled health professionals who bring many years of practical experience in massage, EMT, Neuromuscular therapy, and Feldenkrais movement to their teaching. Students acquire the scientific knowledge and the therapeutic skills necessary for entry level employment in the massage field. Graduates are prepared for a wide range of job opportunities which could lead to positions in health and wellness centers, spas, adjunctive work with chiropractors, athletic trainers, sports teams, geriatric settings, acute and chronic care treatment facilities, and private practice.

History
The Stillpoint Center was founded in Amherst, MA in 1980. Stillpoint was incorporated in 1982 and received non-profit status in July 1984. The school moved to Hatfield in 1986 and merged with Greenfield Community College’s Division of Health Occupations in 1998 and is now known as the Stillpoint Program at Greenfield Community College. The school was licensed by the MA State Board of Education as a vocational training school from 1982-1998. It was also accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) from 1997 to 1998 and operated as an AMTA approved school until 1998. Currently the program operates as part of GCC, which is accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Stillpoint has been a member of the American Massage Therapy Association of the Council of Schools since 1982 and is accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). Stillpoint is proud of its almost 600 graduates who practice throughout the US and Australia. We have had our ninth graduation class at GCC and start our twenty-sixth year with the class of 2007.

Upcoming informational meetings for massage school applicants:

* All meetings take place at 6pm, GCC Downtown, 270 Main, Greenfield

It is highly recommended that you attend an informational meeting prior to applying!

Program highlights:

Small class size and low faculty to student ratio
National accreditation
College environment
Free tutoring and academic support
750 in-class hours
Focus on sound business practice & ethics


The Stillpoint Massage Therapy Program at GCC - An accredited massage school in Western Masschusetts \| "We teach the healing touch"
About the program Why Stillpoint? Admission & fees Curriculum Faculty Resources FAQs Alumni resources Public massage clinics Find a massage therapist GCC Health Occupations Division Contact us! Home	About Stillpoint Program overview The Stillpoint Massage Therapy Program combines a high standard of technical training in massage therapy with a foundation in professional development, with options for full-time day, part-time day, or evening study in a 10-month, 750-hour, 40-credit curriculum leading to a Massage Therapy Certificate. Our COMTA-accredited program emphasizes ethics, clinical assessment and entrepreneurship and prepares you for the massage and bodywork national certification exam. Depending upon your choice of full- or part-time study, the program can be completed in as little as one year. The decision to pursue a career in massage therapy is one in which the student must also prepare for the professional demands of the field. Issues of diversity, values clarification, attitudes, and beliefs become important in training the student for the responsibility of becoming a health care practitioner. All students and teachers take pride in progress that each individual makes over the course of the program as technique develops and as acceptance and confidence unfold. The program creates an educational environment which is supportive of adult learners. Faculty members are highly skilled health professionals who bring many years of practical experience in massage, EMT, Neuromuscular therapy, and Feldenkrais movement to their teaching. Students acquire the scientific knowledge and the therapeutic skills necessary for entry level employment in the massage field. Graduates are prepared for a wide range of job opportunities which could lead to positions in health and wellness centers, spas, adjunctive work with chiropractors, athletic trainers, sports teams, geriatric settings, acute and chronic care treatment facilities, and private practice. History The Stillpoint Center was founded in Amherst, MA in 1980. Stillpoint was incorporated in 1982 and received non-profit status in July 1984. The school moved to Hatfield in 1986 and merged with Greenfield Community College’s Division of Health Occupations in 1998 and is now known as the Stillpoint Program at Greenfield Community College. The school was licensed by the MA State Board of Education as a vocational training school from 1982-1998. It was also accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) from 1997 to 1998 and operated as an AMTA approved school until 1998. Currently the program operates as part of GCC, which is accredited by New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Stillpoint has been a member of the American Massage Therapy Association of the Council of Schools since 1982 and is accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). Stillpoint is proud of its almost 600 graduates who practice throughout the US and Australia. We have had our ninth graduation class at GCC and start our twenty-sixth year with the class of 2007.	Upcoming informational meetings for massage school applicants: * All meetings take place at 6pm, GCC Downtown, 270 Main, Greenfield It is highly recommended that you attend an informational meeting prior to applying! Program highlights: Small class size and low faculty to student ratio National accreditation College environment Free tutoring and academic support 750 in-class hours Focus on sound business practice & ethics
The Stillpoint Program at GCC \| 270 Main Street \| Greenfield, MA 01301 \| 413/775-1620 or 413/775-1621