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Massage Therapy Program @ Monterey Peninsula College 

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Welcome to tne Massage Therapy Program. Spring 2008 is the 14th anniversary of the Massage Therapy Program, started by Paul David Tuff in the spring of 1994 under the direction of former Dean Phil Nash and Fitness & Dance instructor Dawn Sare. Currently, the Massage Therapy Program offers a Massage Practitioner certificate of 338 hours, and a Massage Therapist certificate of over 700 hours if you complete the requirements for the Certificate of Achievement or Associate in Science degree in Massage Therapy.

Click here for a map of our new location, PE 205, southwest corner of the gymnasium building on the second floor (the old dance studio, more recently the fitness center)

Contact: Paul David Tuff
Office: 831-646-4231

For more information, click on the links below:

Massage Therapy Program
Massage Therapy Documents and Links
State Regulation in California
National Certification

Course Schedule - Spring & Fall
PFIT 82 - Therapeutic Massage I
T & Th 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
or W & F 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

PFIT 83 - Therapeutic Massage II
T & Th 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

PFIT 180 - Massage Therapy Skills Lab
M 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
F 9:00 AM - Noon and 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Course Schedule - Summer
PFIT 85 - Clinical Massage
T & Th 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

PFIT 180 - Massage Therapy Skills Lab
M 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
W 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM & 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Course Schedule - Early Spring
PFIT 84 - Sports Massage
Daily 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Affordable Massage Therapy!
To receive massage from students in the Massage Therapy Skills Lab, call 646-4232 for an appointment. The Lab is open Monday evenings from 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM, and Fridays from 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM & 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM, during the spring and fall semesters, and during the summer on Mondays 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM and Wednesdays 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM & 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM.
Click here to download the Confidential Health Information and Lab Protocol forms before visiting the lab.

Massage Therapy Program Graduates for Hire
Massage Therapy Program graduates work at major hotels, spas, and resorts, with chiropractors and physical therapists, and in private practice. If you know of a job opening, call us (646-4231) and we'll refer you to our list of qualified graduates.

If you are a Massage Therapy Program graduate and want to be considered for job openings we hear about, please call us to get on our list of qualified candidates. Be advised that most jobs in the massage industry require that you have a local business license and liability insurance.