October 20-21, 2021 Commission Meeting
Commission Actions
The Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) has concluded its October 20-21, 2021 Commission meeting. By action of the Commission, schools noted below have received the following:
Initial Accreditation Granted:
- Full Circle School, Inc. – (Aurora, CO) – Institutional, October 2021 – October 2028
- New School for Massage, Bodywork & Healing – (Chicago, IL) – Institutional, October 2021 – October 2028
Renewal Accreditation Granted:
- Carlson College of Massage – (Anamosa, IA) – Institutional, October 2021 – October 2028
- East West College of the Healing Arts (Portland, OR) – Institutional, October 2021 – October 2028
- Gadsden State Community College (Gadsden, AL) – Programmatic, October 2021 – October 2028
- Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage (Port Huron, MI) – Institutional, October 2021 – October 2028
- Sage School of Massage and Esthetics (Bend, OR) – Institutional, October 2021 – October 2028
Revocation of Accreditation
- Institute for Therapeutic Massage (Haskell, NJ)
The Commission revoked accreditation for failure to demonstrate financial stability as required by Standard XII (A) (1) & (2) and for failure to meet the requirements for Title IV Financial Aid Administration as required by Standard XV(A).
The Commission’s most recent review began with a period of monitoring and reporting on Standard XII (A) (1) & (2), Financial Stability and Standard XV (A), Title IV Compliance in October of 2019. At the February 2021 meeting, the Commission placed the institution on Probation for failure to demonstrate financial stability as required by Standard XII(A) (1) & (2); an additional period of monitoring followed during which the institution was not able to demonstrate compliance with Standard XII (A) (1 and (2) or Standard XV (A). At the April 2021 meeting, the Commission issued a Show Cause Directive and required a response from the institution to be submitted for review at the October 2021 meeting. At the October 2021 meeting, the Commission found that the institution had not demonstrated compliance with Standard XII (A) (1) & (2) and Standard XV (A) and accordingly revoked the institution’s accreditation.
The Commission’s action is subject to appeal and the institution is afforded an opportunity to provide a comment to accompany the Commission’s final decision announcement. Per COMTA Policies and Procedures, if appeal is not pursued, the Revocation is effective November 22, 2021 and the institution’s comment, if provided, will be posted on the COMTA website no later than November 23, 2021.
Contact Executive Director Dawn Hogue at dhogue@comta.org or 202-403-7852 for additional information.