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Program Closure – Bristol Community College Massage Program

06/22/2017Angie Myer

The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation has received notification that Bristol Community College in New Bedford, MA has suspended its Massage Therapy Program. Therefore, the Commission considers the school’s programmatic accreditation voluntarily withdrawn as of June 7, 2017. The program had no students currently enrolled. The...

Call for Comment: Faculty Qualifications Proposed Change

05/05/2017Angie Myer

Standard III(B)(3) Proposed Revision Faculty Qualifications for Science Instructors At its April 18-19, 2017 meeting, the Commission voted to amend the language in Standard III(B)(3) to more accurately reflect the previous change in expectations for science instructor qualifications. In April 2015, after a...

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Commission School Actions – April 2017

04/28/2017

April 18 – 19, 2017 Commission Meeting Commission Actions To view this information as a pdf, click here: COMTA Actions – April 2017 The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) has concluded its April 18 – 19, 2017 Commission meeting. By action of the Commission, the following schools have received: Initial Institutional Accreditation – April...

COMTA Actions – December 16, 2016

12/16/2016

November 4 – 5, 2016 Commission Meeting December 16th, 2016 Announcement of Commission Actions To view this information as pdf, click here: COMTA Actions – December-16-2016 The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) concluded its November 4 – 5, 2016 Commission meeting. An announcement was made on December 5th regarding an adverse action taken which...

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Program Closure – Bristol Community College Massage Program

06/22/2017Angie MyerNews

Jun

Voluntary Withdrawal of Accreditation – SOLEX Medical Academy

06/07/2017Angie MyerUncategorized

The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation has received notification that SOLEX Medical Academy in Chicago, Illinois has lost state approval and thus officially ceased operations. Therefore, the Commission considers the school’s accreditation voluntarily withdrawn as of June 1, 2017. The school has not enrolled students since August 2015 but under COMTA Policy & Procedure maintained compliance with...

May

Commission Alerts – April 2017 Meeting

05/05/2017Angie MyerAlerts, Latest News Right, Latest-News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alerts To download this information, click here: COMTA Alerts – April 2017 The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) would like to bring your attention to the following important announcements as a result of its April 18-19, 2017 Commission meeting: Faculty Qualifications “Undergraduate Proficiency” Change – CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT The Commission...

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