Massage Therapy School Information

The Idaho School of Massage Therapy holds its classes in the evenings, Monday through Thursday, from 6:30pm until 9:30 pm. This is a year - long program. Students have a requirement to attend Student Clinic, held two Saturdays per month. Classes and clinic will be held at 3551 E. Overland Rd. in Meridian, Idaho 83642 inside Idaho Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

All graduates get equal access to Job placement assistance, though it must be said that ALL massage therapists, regardless of school of origin are self-placed, whether in a spa or clinical setting, private or partnership practice. This is why ISMT Professionalism courses require each student to design, turn in and implement a functional and comprehensive business plan.

Massage Therapist Certifications:

Massage Therapist Certification
Hours: 680 Tuition: $ 8,303.00
Prepaid Tuition: $ 7,220

Cost does not include texts, linens, & lotion or First Aid/CPR

It includes : The Core sciences totaling 154 hours, made up of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Kinesiology. This meets the science curriculum requirements for eligibility to sit for the National Certification Examination. Also, ISMT teaches distinct technique styles spanning Western and Eastern Theory and Practice totaling 312 hours: Swedish Massage, Seated Chair massage and Spa Applications, Connective Tissue Bodywork, Clinical Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial release, Sports Massage and Hydrotherapy, Asian Energetic Bodywork and Reflexology. Business classes include Ethics and Professionalism, as well as Record Keeping. In addition, each student must complete 110 Practical Clinic hours as well as First aid/CPR, Private Lessons and Movement studies to receive their certification. Some of these will be taken outside of regular class time.

As massage therapy is both an art and a science and requires both a clinical and in intuitive component, Movement studies help students with the "right-brain" activities. Modalities include but are not limited to meditation, breath work, journaling, tai chi, qui-gong, and yoga asanas. Some students will find this aspect of the training "harder" than the memorization- heavy science classes, others will have just the opposite experience. It is our goal to turn out students with skill sets on both sides of their brain.

There is a minimum of six students to begin the program, and three possible start times: January, May and September of any given year. Enrollment is ongoing until the minimum is met, at which time classes begin, and continue until graduation, after which the next class can begin.