Frequently Asked Questions
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1. How long is your massage therapy program?
Our program is 800 clock hours accredited by COMTA, including 50+ online hours. It is a 12 month program to meet the needs of working students. Students choose either the morning classes twice per week meeting from 9:00 am till 12:30 pm or the evening classes twice per week meeting from 6:00 pm till 9:30 pm . Students also meet for advanced trainings which are a part of this program on 16 weekends throughout the year. Please see the exact dates in the catalog.
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2. What is the price of the program?
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Application & Registration Fee |
$75.00 |
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Tuition |
$8500.00 |
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Books, Materials & Lab Fees |
$950.00 |
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Massage Table (approx) |
$665.00 |
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3. Does Michigan require a massage license?
Licensure for massage therapists has been approved in the state of Michigan. Currently the newly appointed Board of Massage Therapy is working on making the license available. The target date for massage therapists to begin applying for licenses is January, 2011.
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4. What is a National Certification Exam?
Being an unlicensed state for massage therapy, professional therapists in Michigan can become Nationally Certified by taking an exam given by a government approved agency, the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Only after having passed this exam, a massage therapist can use the term Certified.
Once the new license is available, this test will most likely become part of the criteria necessary to become licensed.
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5. What about national certification exams offered by massage schools?
There is no such thing in existence, even if you have seen this advertised. It is our opinion that if a school advertises this, it is false advertising. To administer a National Certification Exam, the administering entity must be approved by a government agency. To our knowledge a school for massage therapy would never be approved for this as it would be considered a conflict of interest.
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6. Is AAIMT accredited?
Yes, by COMTA (the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation).
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7. Why is COMTA accreditation important?
COMTA is an Independent Accrediting Agency recognized by the federal government for Massage Schools only. The initials stand for Commission On Massage Therapy Accreditation. Other accrediting agencies for trade schools work with any and all types of trade schools such as dog grooming schools tool and die schools, etc. Of the various agencies for accreditation of trade schools, only COMTA includes massage curriculum specifically in its process of accreditation. COMTA has a very lengthy process of looking at a school’s curriculum, being sure it meets their competency standards. Again, no other agencies include massage curriculum as part of the accreditation of a trade school.
Accreditation is a voluntary process that identifies and acknowledges educational programs and/or institutions for achieving and maintaining a level of quality, performance, and integrity that meets meaningful standards. AAIMT chooses to be accredited for those very reasons.
At AAIMT we believe that the curriculum is the most important part of being a school that teaches massage therapy. We believe a student of massage therapy deserves to have a curriculum that is comprehensive with a focus on anatomical specificity. This way a graduate will have a base knowledge that will help maintain a large, healthy clientele as well as make it so the graduate can take any type of advanced continuing education training without the probability of doing extra, prerequisite study prior to taking an advanced course.
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8. Can I visit your school?
Yes, you can stop in for a catalog, make an appointment for a tour of the school where you will also receive further information and have your questions answered by an admissions representative. You may also visit our school bookstore for massage related books and supplies or make an appointment in our Student Clinic.
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9. Does AAIMT accept Federal Aid?
Yes, we are a Title IV school, and as such we accept Pell Grants, Stafford Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans, Parent Plus Loans and the Michigan Merit Scholarship.
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10. Do I need to purchase a massage table?
Yes. This is an investment in your future career and you will want to own a reliable, professional model massage table. AAIMT can help you choose a table. If purchased through AAIMT, we will pay your shipping too.
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11. Why is it better to take part in a program that is this extensive rather than a short version?
The program at AAIMT has evolved due to our founder having been President of the AMTA Michigan Chapter and seeing how many new therapists did not last even as long as two years in this profession. When surveyed, the majority of those who dropped out of the profession stated they did not have the right training or enough training to be able to get a good paying job or maintain enough clients. Our program is quite intensive training beginning with relaxation massage and moving into many therapeutic massage modalities. We teach entire courses rather than give students a sampling of many modalities. As massage therapists work on the human body, we believe it is important that you have a thorough training in anatomy and physiology. We bring massage into the medical profession with treatment work once you learn the relaxation portion of the program.
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12. How many students are in each class?
Class sizes may vary, but the technique classes never exceed a 12 to 1 (working) student teacher ratio.
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13. Do I need to know a lot of science before attending AAIMT? ,
No. Science is not a prerequisite, you will learn anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc. here, taught in a student friendly, learner centric style.
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14. What affiliations does your school have and do the hours transfer?
AAIMT is affiliated with Siena Heights University and Washtenaw Community College . Our graduates are given credit for their class work here toward Associate or Bachelor degrees. We also enjoy reciprocity with the state of OhioWashingto which allows our graduates to sit for those two State Board Exams and gain a license to practice there.
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15. Do you offer a student clinic?
Yes, our students gain valuable experience working with clients under the supervision of a faculty member. The student clinic is usually open seven days a week for the convenience of the students and clients.
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16. Do you offer continuing education?
Yes, we bring a well rounded continuing education program to the table, so to speak. These courses range from one day seminars to advanced certification that take several days.
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17. Do you offer job placement?
AAIMT provides you with the newest, easiest and quickest way to find a job as a massage therapist. Our graduates can simply log onto our alumni site and within seconds will see a list of job opportunities. This list is updated daily. A graduate may also visit our administrative offices for a list of these job postings. Also, at graduation, each graduate is given an updated list of these job postings as part of their graduation package.
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