The Madison School of Massage Therapy (madisonschoolofmassagetherapy.com) is located on Slaughter Road and can be reached at 256-430-9756. It offers a 56 week massage therapy program with day classes on Monday and Wednesday from 9am to 1pm. There are also some Saturday courses required during the program. The school is licensed by the Alabama Board of Education as well as the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy. At the end of their 650 hour massage therapy program, students will be eligible to take the National Certification Exam. Courses that a student would participate in at the Madison School of Massage Therapy are CPR and First Aid, Medical Terminology, Massage Theory and Practice, Pathology, and a number of other classes. Interested students must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or a GED, and pass the other admission requirements.
Virginia College is a technical school with campuses in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. There is a Huntsville Campus of Virginia College, and it is located on Drake Avenue. Virginia College offers an Associate of Applied Science in Therapeutic Massage. Students will have to complete a 96-hour program where they will study topics such as Kinesiology, Medical Law, Anatomy and Physiology, and more. Virginia College also offers classes in specific types of massage, such as Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, and eastern massage techniques. The school can be reached at (256) 533-7387.
Just a short drive from Huntsville and Madison in Decatur is the Massage Therapy Institute (massagetherapyinstitute.com). Located at 1408 5th Avenue, Suite 3, the school offers a 670 hour certification program. Students can learn equine massage, sports massage, pregnancy massage, deep tissue therapy, myotherapy and Swedish massage at this school. Both day and evening classes are available, and students will attend both lectures and practical classes. The Massage Therapy Institute can be called at 256-306-0444.
The North Alabama Wellness School (nawsm.com) is actually located in Florence, Alabama, which is about an hour's drive from the Madison area. The school is located on the premises of the Epicurean Day Spa, and students will have the opportunity to complete supervised clinicals as well as internships at this spa. The North Alabama Wellness School also offers teaching in several different types of massage, including deep tissue massage and Swedish massage. The school is at 190 Ana Drive in Florence, and can be contacted at 256-767-1890.