Help Ensure Quality Education Posted by: Kate Zulaski    |    Friday, December 28, 2012 COMTA is seeking experienced massage practitioners who are committed to quality education! The school accreditation process requires on-going participation from volunteers around the country. We need YOU to make the process work. Volunteers travel to schools with a small team of people...

October 2012 Alerts Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn    |    Thursday, November 8, 2012 Alerts To view as PDF, click here. The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) would like to bring your attention to the following announcements discussed at the October 17-19, 2012 meeting: 1) COMTA Executive Committee – Ms. Beverley Giroud resigned from her position...

October 2012 Actions Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn    |    Thursday, November 8, 2012 October 17-19, 2012 Commission MeetingCommission Actions  To view as PDF, click here. The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) has concluded its October 17-19, 2012 Commission Meeting. By action of the Commission, the following schools have received renewal of accreditation, placed on probation...

Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn    |    Monday, September 17, 2012 September 17, 2012 – School Actions To view in PDF, click here. Voluntary Withdrawal from Programmatic Accreditation:• The Salter School – Massage Therapy Program (Fall River, MA)• Springfield Technical Community College – Massage Therapy Program – (Springfield, MA) If you have any questions, please contact the...

Posted by: Kate Zulaski    |    Wednesday, August 22, 2012 COMTA is calling for nominations for two new Commissioner positions – Esthetics Practitioner and Esthetics Educator. Nominations will be accepted beginning September 1, 2012 through March 1, 2013.  As representatives of the esthetics profession, each of these two Commissioners will help shape the recommendations for required...

Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn    |    Wednesday, August 22, 2012 August 2, 2012 Commission MeetingCommission Actions To view as PDF, click here The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) has concluded its August 2, 2012 Commission Meeting. By action of the Commission, the following schools have been placed on show cause, placed on probation or completed...

Posted by: LaToshya Vaughn    |    Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Alerts To view as PDF, click here The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) would like to bring your attention to the following announcements discussed at the August 2, 2012 meeting: 1) 2012 Commissioner Elections Results – COMTA would like to thank all the school owners...

We couldn’t do it without you Posted by: Kate Zulaski    |    Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Much of the work of COMTA is done by individuals who generously volunteer their time. Our volunteers read materials from applicant schools, visit campuses around the country, attend meetings and conferences, work on committees, plan events, make policies, decide on...

Competencies, ELAP, JTA and all the surveys you could want Posted by: Kate Zulaski    |    Tuesday, July 24, 2012 You may have noticed that there are many conversations happening recently about what should be considered “core” to a massage education. We here at COMTA have been dedicated to having this conversation for more than a...

Posted by: Angie Myer    |    Thursday, May 17, 2012 Great New Training Class: Students with Disabilities: Obligations and Opportunities To view as PDF, click here By Angie Myer, Content Accreditation Specialist May 17, 2012 The COMTA Staff has been fielding more questions from school members about their rights and responsibilities in serving students with disabilities—with...