Kitchener,
ON,
Canada
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Ontario College Advanced Diploma in Massage Therapy in Kitchener Canada | Conestoga College
Conestoga College
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Kitchener Canada
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD
14,163
(c. USD10,154.29)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
Massage therapists play a vital role in healthcare teams, serving diverse patient populations. Their practice focuses on manually manipulating the body's soft tissues—including muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and connective tissue—to enhance overall wellness by positively impacting musculoskeletal, neurological, and circulatory functions. The Massage Therapy program caters to individuals passionate about healthcare, helping others, scientific inquiry, and practical skill application. This comprehensive three-year advanced diploma prepares students to meet the certification standards for becoming Registered Massage Therapists in Ontario. The curriculum integrates foundational biological sciences like anatomy and physiology with specialized massage techniques, clinical reasoning, and therapeutic judgment.
Duration: 3 years
Intake: September 2024
Location: Kitchener – Doon Campus
Qualification: Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Admission requirements
Ontario Secondary School Diploma OSSD or equivalent or 19 years of age or older with mature student status See Mature Student definition for details
Grade 12 English C or U or equivalent OR Conestoga College Preparatory Communications COMM1251
Grade 11 or 12 Biology C or U or equivalent OR Conestoga College Preparatory Biology SCIE1010
Grade 11 or 12 Physics or Chemistry C or U or equivalent OR Conestoga College Preparatory Chemistry SCIE1030
Grade 11 or 12 Math C or U or equivalent OR Conestoga College Preparatory Mathematics MATH1395 OR Grade 12 Kinesiology PSK4U
For the Hearing Instrument Specialist and Massage Therapy programs applicants must have an overall band of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 except the speaking band which must be 80
88 TOEFL Effective January 2024 no individual skill less than 22.
Note re admission requirements
Students must be able to receive instruction respond and research in the English language
Applicants possessing degrees diplomas from institutions where the language of instruction was not English will be required to provide test scores as evidence of their English language proficiency Test scores if required would be a minimum of TOEFL iBT 88 with no individual skill less than 22 IELTS 6.5 with no bands less than 6.0 except the speaking band which must be 80 CAEL 70 with no subtest band scores less than 60 PTE Academic 58 Conestoga English Language Test CELT Band 6 Cambridge Exams 180 with no individual score less than 170 or equivalent scores in other recognized standard tests of English
Ontario Secondary School Diploma OSSD or equivalent or 19 years of age or older with mature student status See Mature Student definition for details
Grade 12 English C or U or equivalent OR Conestoga College Preparatory Communications COMM1251
Grade 11 or 12 Biology C or U or equivalent OR Conestoga College Preparatory Biology SCIE1010
Grade 11 or 12 Physics or Chemistry C or U or equivalent OR Conestoga College Preparatory Chemistry SCIE1030
Grade 11 or 12 Math C or U or equivalent OR Conestoga College Preparatory Mathematics MATH1395 OR Grade 12 Kinesiology PSK4U
For the Hearing Instrument Specialist and Massage Therapy programs applicants must have an overall band of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 except the speaking band which must be 80
88 TOEFL Effective January 2024 no individual skill less than 22.
Note re admission requirements
Students must be able to receive instruction respond and research in the English language
Applicants possessing degrees diplomas from institutions where the language of instruction was not English will be required to provide test scores as evidence of their English language proficiency Test scores if required would be a minimum of TOEFL iBT 88 with no individual skill less than 22 IELTS 6.5 with no bands less than 6.0 except the speaking band which must be 80 CAEL 70 with no subtest band scores less than 60 PTE Academic 58 Conestoga English Language Test CELT Band 6 Cambridge Exams 180 with no individual score less than 170 or equivalent scores in other recognized standard tests of English
Tuition
CAD
14,163