High quality, very low cost massage education in California by: Carl W. Nelson
In New York the tuition cost of essentially equivalent massage therapy training programs at a private college is $19,800 and at a public college is S5600.
New York College of Health Professions, Syosset, Long Island, NY 11791
The New York College of Health Professions Associate of Occupational Studies degree program in Massage Therapy is a 72 credit unit (1395 hour) five-trimester program. Tuition for degree programs is $275 per credit unit and is paid by trimester, totaling $19,800 ($14.20 per class hour).
CUNY Queensborough Community College, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
The CUNY Queensborough Community College Massage Therapy Program, the only available Associate in Applied Science Degree Program at a higher educational setting within the greater New York metropolitan area, is a 60 credit unit (or up to 72 credit unit) two-year four-semester program. Tuition for residents of both New York City and New York State, as full-time degree-matriculated students taking 12 or up to 18 credit units per semester, pay $1400 per semester, totaling $5600 (corresponding to $93.33 per credit unit at 60 credit units and to $77.78 per credit unit at 72 credit units) for the 60 to 72 credit unit program(s).
In California you can receive better massage therapy training with a broader range of modalities offered than in New York for far less cost, in fact, at bargain prices.
Monterey Peninsula College
Massage Therapy Program
Monterey, CA 93940
Monterey Peninsula College founded in 1947 is one of 109 California Community Colleges. The Massage Therapy Program began in the spring of 1994 and currently consists of three options.
The tuition at Monterey Peninsula College (and at California Community Colleges in general) for California residents is currently $20 per unit. The cost for Californians pursuing the Massage Practitioner Certificate (Option One: 338 class hours, 10 to 12 units) is therefore $200 to $240. The tuition for earning the Massage Therapist Certificate granted to students who complete the requirements for the Certificate of Achievement in Massage Therapy (Option Two: 752 to 912 class hours, 29 to 30 units) is $580 to $600. Option Three: the Associate in Science Degree in Massage Therapy includes the requirements of the Certificate of Achievement 29 to 30 units from above, plus the General Education Requirements of 17 units and Electives of 13 to 14 units, totaling 60 units with a tuition for California residents of $1200.
The price rate for the 30 unit 912 hour program is $0.66 per class hour. (The price rate of the New York College of Health Professions program is $14.20 per class hour, 21.5 times greater! For an associate degree the price is 16.5 times greater.) You are fortunate to live in California.
