PUBLIC NOTICE SCHOOLS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ACCREDITATION To view this information in a pdf, click here: COMTA – Schools to be considered – April 2019 The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) has prepared and published a list of the schools and programs to be considered at the April 17-18, 2019 Commission Meeting in Arlington,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alerts To view this information as a pdf document, click here: COMTA Alerts – February 2019 The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) would like to bring your attention to the following important announcement as a result of its February 13 & 15, 2019 Commission meeting:   Commissioner Elizabeth Pugh Resigns Post The...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alert The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) would like to bring your attention to the following important announcement as a result of its July 12 & 19, 2018 Commission meeting: To view this information in pdf, please click here: COMTA Alerts – July 2018 COMTA Policy & Procedure Manual Revision & Updates...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12 & 19, 2018 Commission Meeting Commission Actions To view this information as pdf, click here: COMTA Actions – July 2018 The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) has concluded its July 12 & 19, 2018 Commission meeting.  By action of the Commission, the following schools have received: Continue Probation: Institute...

For Immediate Release The COMTA office was recently notified that Spencerian College Massage Therapy Program is now Sullivan University Massage Therapy Program.  The university is institutionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), which reports: “At its meeting on June 14, 2018, the SACSCOC Board of Trustees approved the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alerts To view this information in pdf, click here: COMTA Alerts – April 2018 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, 2018 Commission meeting: COMTA Commissioner Election – The Commission will be holding an election this...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  April 18 – 19, 2018 Commission Meeting Commission Actions To view this information as a pdf, click here: COMTA Actions – April 2018 The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) has concluded its April 18-19, 2018 Commission meeting in Arlington, VA.  By action of the Commission, the following schools have received: Renewal of...

The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) regrets to announce the resignation of Commissioner Susanne Schmaling, effective March 8, and wishes to thank her for her dutiful service. Ms. Schmaling had served in the Esthetics Practitioner position since November 2016.  During this tenure, she made many contributions and provided a crucial perspective on the needs of the esthetics community...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To view this information in pdf, click here:  ALERT – November 2017 Commission Meeting Are you committed to quality education in massage, bodywork and esthetics/skin care? We need your help in finding great people to serve as Commissioners for COMTA! We will hold an election for open positions on the Commission in...

The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation has just received notification that the Institute for Therapeutic Massage closed its Hackensack branch location on August 24, 2017.   The school remains operational at its other locations: Institute for Therapeutic Massage – Haskell, NJ (Main) 1069 Ringwood Ave #215 Haskell NJ 07420 Institute for Therapeutic Massage – Tinton Falls, NJ (Branch) 106...