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Northwestern College Granted NCBTMB Re-Certification for Massage Therapy Bridgeview Program Through 2017

[Bridgeview, IL] – Northwestern College President Lawrence Schumacher announced today that the Bridgeview Campus’s Massage Therapy Program was recertified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB), providing continuation of its designation as an NCBTMB Assigned School since 2005. The recertification spans through October 29 of 2017. This designation is required in order for Northwestern College’s Massage Therapy students to be able to continue to register and sit for the National Certification Examination in Therapeutic Massage (NCETM) Licensure Test. In addition, this designation is required in order for students to register for the MASG.255 Massage Therapy Examination practice exam/review course, which is offered by Northwestern College.

Northwestern College first began offering a Massage Therapy Program in 2003 at each of its then three campuses in Bridgeview, Chicago-Jefferson Park and Naperville. Each campus’s massage therapy program must be certified individually by the NCBTMB. All three have been since the massage program’s inception at each campus. The Northwestern College Massage Program is further a member school with the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), another massage organization.

According to Efthimios Vlahos, the Program Coordinator for Massage Therapy at Northwestern College, the Northwestern College Massage Therapy Program prepares students to meet the professional requirements for massage therapy practice by teaching them a variety of massage modalities and techniques to better serve their clients upon graduation. He went on to explain that the focus of the certificate program is on Therapeutic Massage so that students are better prepared to sit for the National Certification Examination in Therapeutic Massage Licensure Test, which leads to massage licensure in Illinois and many other states. Students also have the opportunity to advance their massage studies at Northwestern College by additionally seeking to earn an Associate Degree in Massage Therapy, after they complete the massage certificate program.

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The College’s Chicago Campus Massage Therapy Program was recertified in April of this year, also through 2017.

“We are pleased that the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork has again recognized our commitment to excellence in our Massage Therapy Program at our Bridgeview Campus,” commented President Schumacher. “We will continue to do all that we can do to educate our students in our Massage Therapy Program with the most up-to-date methods in order to prepare them for careers in this field.”

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About Northwestern College: 
Northwestern College (NC) is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, http://www.ncahlc.org. The college offers focused career-oriented associate degree and certificate programs with flexible schedules and a supportive faculty. Day, evening, weekend, online classes and online programs are available. More information can be found at www.northwesterncollege.edu or by calling toll-free (888) 205-2283.

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