FAQ

This allows you to attend classes just one day per week (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Your regular class day includes the entire curriculum. No extra' days for clinic or specialty classes. Use your evenings and weekends for study time, not class time.

Some schools seem more concerned with how many students they can push through their program in the shortest amount of time. We would rather have smaller classes and spend more time working with each student to assure the best training.

Question: Some schools include a lot of other specialty therapies why don't we?

Learning too many different theories and techniques can be confusing for a beginning massage therapist. Infant or sports massage, somatic release or myofascial techniques are not something that everyone wants to specialize in and they won't help you pass state boards. We feel that it is better to have a solid foundation first, then you can build on this foundation in whatever way suits you as an individual after you become a Licensed Massage Therapist.

The possibilites are quite varied. The majority of Licensed Massage Therapists are independent businesspersons. While there are a few places (mostly spas) that will hire an L.M.T. on their payroll, this is usually the exception. Most L.M.T.'s choose to operate as a sole proprietor.

Northwest Academy of Massotherapy was founded in 1995 by Patricia A. West, owner (administrator) with the help of Rori L. Mason Suhr and Helen L. Glassford Dyke. In 1996 the Northwest Academy of Massotherapy became incorporated (NWAM, Inc.)

MISSION

To furnish all of our students with the professional knowledge needed to achieve therapeutic massage skills and develop good interpersonal skills. The academy strives to create an environment in which students can realize personal awareness to function independently in a successful career as a Licensed Massage Therapist in Ohio.