Massage Therapy

Degree Earned:
Associate of Applied Science in Massage Therapy

Available Campuses for This Program:
Cincinnati - Massage Therapy
Hattiesburg - Massage Therapy
Jackson - Massage Therapy

Comprehensive Massage Therapy training curriculum

Our Associate of Applied Science degree in Massage Therapy will prepare you for a position in the exciting field of massage therapy. Our Massage Therapy program stresses personal development, as well as communication skills, to ready you for all aspects of a successful career, including therapeutic massage techniques and ethical responsibility. Classes are also offered in the evening, which can accommodate those students whose schedule doesn’t allow them to make day classes. With our associate degree in Massage Therapy, you will be prepared to take the Ohio state licensing exam, Mississippi State Board licensing examination, MBLEX and national exams in massage therapy.

Our program starts with the basics about how the body functions, moves and processes. You’ll learn to perform massage techniques such as Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, sports massage, tai chi, hydrotherapy, body wraps and exfoliations. The curriculum designed for students to receive an associate degree in Massage Therapy will also will introduce you to energy work and explain how chi – or energy – flows throughout the body.

Benefits of a Massage Therapy degree

Our program will help you stand out by having formal training in the massage therapy field. Today 33 states and the District of Columbia now regulate massage therapists, and almost all of these states now require a minimum of 500 hours or more from state-recognized training programs.

Upon completion of our massage therapy degree program at our Ohio or Mississippi campuses, you may start your career in a variety of settings, such as private offices or massage therapy clinics, chiropractors’ or doctors’ offices, holistic health clinics, health clubs, fitness centers, spas, nursing homes, hospitals, or with sports teams or sports medicine facilities. Recently, massage therapists have appeared in some rather innovative settings, such as storefronts, shopping malls and airports.

The Antonelli College massage program is licensed by the Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy, License Number 0401.