Northwest Academy of Massotherapy, Inc
370 Osage Drive
Maumee, Ohio 43537
(419) 893-6464

When deciding which school you want to attend - we highly recommend checking into their state board pass/fail rates. It is unfortunate that there are a number of schools in the state with a very poor track record at state boards. Wouldn't you want to attend one of the best?

Compiled STATE BOARD RESULTS for NW Ohio schools from June '03 thru July '08 - first time examinees only                         source: SMBO result mailings to schools

                                                Total 1st time examinees :            pass / fail            pass % (1st try)                 

NORTHWEST ACADEMY                     107                            95 / 12               89%  (Note of the 12 who failed on 1st try, 9 have passed on 2nd try.)  

Blancard Valley (Findlay)                               89                            50 / 39               56%

Healing Arts Institute                                    179                          131 / 48               73%                                                       

Inst. of Ther. Mass. (Ottawa)                       128                            93 / 35               73%

Stautzenberger (since June '04)                   117                            65 / 52               56%

Mercy College (since June '06)                     15                            11 /  4                73%

Owens Comm. College (since June '07)        14                            12 /  2                86%

"Overall I was very pleased by the entire program at Northwest Academy.  At times the program seemed extremely tough, but after taking the State Board exam I fully understand why. Attending Northwest Academy was one of the best decisions I ever made.   THANK YOU!" - a NWAM graduate

 

NWAM Massage Program Statistics by Graduating Class
Class # Of Students Started # Of Students Graduated # Who Took State Exam Upon Grad. Upon Grad. 1st Try Pass/Fail
Delayed 1st Try
Pass/Fail
Class % For 1st Try # Pass/Fail on Retakes Total # Graduates/Total # Passed Exam
Oct98-Apr00 Eve 17 11 9 9/0   100% 2/0 100%   11 grad. - 11 licensed  100%
Apr99-Oct00 Day 20 15 14 14/0  100% 0/1 93%   15 grad. - 14 licensed  93%
Oct99-Apr01 Day 20 18 18 18/0  100%   100%   18 grad. - 18 licensed  100%
Apr00-Oct01 Day 13 10 10 10/0  100%   100%   10 grad. - 10 licensed   100%
Oct00-Apr02 Eve 14 13 13 8/5   62%   62% 3/2 2/0 13 grad. - 13 licensed  100%
Apr01-Oct02 Day 11 9 9 7/2   78%   78% 0/1 0/1 9 grad. - 7 licensed 78%
Oct01-Apr03 Day 13 11 11 11/0  100%   100%   11 grad. - 11 licensed  100%
Apr02-Oct03 Day 16 8 8 8/0   100%   100%   8 grad. - 8 licensed 100%
Oct02-Apr04 Comb. 32 19 19 17/2   89%   89% 2/0 19 Grad. - 19 licensed   100%
Apr03-Oct04 Day 15 11 11 10/1   91%   91% 1/0 11 grad. - 11 licensed   100%
Oct03-Apr05 Day 16 7 7 7/0  100%   100%   7 grad. - 7 licensed 100%
Apr04-Oct05 Eve 12 11 11 9/2   81%   81% 2/0 11 grad. -11 licensed 100%
Apr04-Oct05 Day 23 8 7 5/2   71% 0/1 63% 2/0 8 grad. - 7 licensed 88%
Oct04-Apr06 Day 18 9 8 6/2   75%   75% 1/1  1/0 9 grad. - 8 licensed 89%
Apr05-Oct06 Day
14
9
6
4/2   67%
2/0
75%
1/0
9 grad. - 7 licensed 78%
Oct05-Apr07 Eve
11
9
6
6/0   100%
1 nat. cert.
2/0
100%
 
9 grad. - 9 licensed 100%
Oct05-Apr07 Day
18
8
6
6/0   100%
2/0
100%
 
8 grad. - 8 licensed 100%
Totals for ALL students graduating from NWAM, Inc. from program inception in Oct. 1995 through July 2008:
303 graduates, 299 graduates took state boards, 288 have received Ohio LMT license for a 96% licensure rate!

 (Statistics shown above are current as of July 2008.)

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