Program Schedules

Ashland Institute of Massage has two program schedules available, a six-month intensive and a ten-month evening/weekend program.

Winter & Summer Intensive Daytime Program

The Summer program begins in July (completing in December) and the Winter program starts in January (completing in June). The 6-month intensive is intended for students who have the ability to integrate information and new skills quickly and who can focus exclusively on their studies for the six-month program. The daytime program is full-time and places significantly higher demands on students academically. Students are in class approximately 32 hours per week and can generally expect 20-30 hours per week outside of class time for homework, massage practice, and studying. This program is extremely demanding in all aspects – physically, intellectually, and emotionally; students may not be employed while they are enrolled in this program.

Fall Evening/Weekend Program

This program is intended for students who continue to work while attending school and/or who want to integrate their learning over a longer period of time. The evening/weekend program takes 10 months (September-June) to complete. Students are in the classroom four (4) evenings a week (6:30 – 10:00pm) and 2-3 weekends (9:00am – 5:00pm) per month. Class time averages 17 hours a week, but many weeks have significantly more. Students are encouraged to work part-time, if they must work.