1251 Trumansburg Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

Finger Lakes School of Massage offers students training in massage therapy from two beautiful New York locations: Ithaca and Mount Kisco. An exceptionally diversified community and college town, Ithaca is home to an array of cultural and entertainment activities. Students can enjoy vast hiking trails and parks as well as rich vineyards and wineries. The Ithaca campus, a large structure that resembles that of an Old World castle, overlooks Cayuga Lake and has graduated about 2000 massage therapists. The newly opened The Mount Kisco campus has sweeping views of the Hudson River and is located in one of the most beautiful areas in the country.

Students may enroll in full- and part-time massage therapy programs at the Finger Lakes School of Massage. Students receive training in anatomy and physiology, kinesiology and pathology, Eastern and Western massage therapy techniques, ethics, communications, and business. Students will become skilled in sports massage, medical massage, hydrotherapy, energy palpation, Shiatsu, Swedish massage, neuromuscular therapy and prenatal massage.

Classroom learning at the Finger Lakes School of Massage is backed by hands-on experience through clinical facilities. Students will be able to take the combination of classroom and hands-on experience and apply their skills in the professional field. The Finger Lakes School of Massage helps students with their career search by giving them information about organizations and businesses that hire massage therapists. Graduates may take advantage of the school's online job posting page. Students will also benefit from the Finger Lakes School of Massage's connections with more than 300 spas, wellness centers and other massage-related organizations.

Quick Facts

Students at the Finger Lakes school of massage therapy will train in public and community service clinics to receive hands-on experience in the field of massage therapy.

New York licensing examinations are offered twice a year, in January and August.

Once classroom study is completed students will take the necessary national certification examination to become certified as professional massage therapists.

Students at the Finger Lakes School of Massage Therapy must complete 1,000 course hours, as required by New York state law.

The Finger Lakes School of Massage Therapy offers students a source for finding rental properties in the Ithaca, N.Y. area for those students who want to live near campus.

More than 2,000 professionals currently hold alumni status from The Finger Lakes School of Massage Therapy.

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