Hello Everyone!

 

Renton Technical College (RTC) is looking for students to join their Winter quarter Massage Therapy Program. Due to the immediate need for students, RTC has decided to implement payment plans which decreases the cost of the program up front. This means that if you are interested in a career as a Licensed Massage Practitioner, there is now the perfect opportunity for you to get one of the best educations in the subject that Washington State has to offer at a fraction of the cost.

 

Personally, I am a graduate of the program in 1999 and highly recommend RTC over the "other schools" for the very reasons listed below:

 

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Renton Technical College massage program

1092 hour 9 month program

"evening program"  3-9:30 PM Mon-Fri   begins Jan 2nd

"day program"  7-2:30 Mon-Fri begins in September

 

*  The most affordable, high quality 1,000+ program (approximately 1/5 of the cost of the private schools of comparable length and quality).  RTC's massage program costs less because it receives state and federal subsidies.
*  Students qualify for financial aid

*  Prepares students well for licensing exam (all of Zefire's graduates have passed the national exam - almost all received high marks in every subject area)

*  Excellent clinic & externship program included as part of the education at massage clinics, chiropractic clinics, athletic clubs, assisted care facilities, hospitals, private practices and other settings.  This is an excellent opportunity for students to get a flavor for working in different settings to see what is a good fit for them.  Many students get jobs with their externship sites!

*  RTC provides "maniken's," a system for sculpting muscles in clay (this is an excellent educational tool.  All other schools that utilize this system require the students to buy the manikens)

*  RTC's massage program utilizes a combination of high tech teaching tools, like the extensive use of excellent, visually appealing powerpoints and lots of fun activities and games to make the learning easy and fun.

*  RTC's massage program provides students with an excellent foundation in massage skills:  excellent palpation skills, a strong foundation in Swedish massage, the knowledge and skills necessary for specific injury treatment, and a broad introduction to the wide variety of massage modalities including asian modalities (Zefire is a licensed acupuncturist with her master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine).  Graduates immediately out of school have been told by clients who have received many massages that they seem as qualified as therapists who have been practicing for years.

*  Students practice seated massage in the field, which is an excellent marketing tool

*  Students learn sport's massage (and have access to sport massage events), pregnancy massage, reflexology, myofascial release, trigger point release, lymphatic drainage and more

*  Both instructors have 15 years of experience as massage practitioners

*  Free tutoring available     

*  Strong didactic coursework in kinesiology, anatomy and physiology and pathology

*  Very professional program

*  One instructor format provides accessible instructors, personal attention and flexibility to meet the students' needs.

 

Feel free to email the evening instructor Zefire Skoczen, LMP, LAc, MTCM