Massage Therapy Question...?

Question

My Girlfriend wants to attend a school for massage therapy...

We Live in Michigan and she has heard from a few people not to attend courses in Michigan because if you get a degree here its not legitimate in any other state...

Also more than one person has told her to go to Colorado for the classes as they are, supposedly, more credible and can transfer from state to state...

I personally tried looking using Google and could not come up with any valid answer...

Can someone tell me if a Degree from Michigan transfers from state to state in this particular thing? If so is there any kind of test you have to take in a new state?

Also is Colorado the best place to go for this training?

Answer 1

Each state has their own licensing requirements and if you get a license in a given state, it is for that state. Some states require more hours of training than others. some massage schools offer trainings that only meet the minimum state standards others offer more in depth courses or the option of enrolling in a massage instructor certification class after completing the initial certification.

Unless you are planning to move out of state soon, I would not worry about it. If you are planning to move to a different state, you can check with that state to see what they require. I really don't think there is anything wrong with taking massage school in Michigan, just check with the other state if you have to move.  

Answer 2

Michigan currently does not have any licensing in place, but they are working on creating laws there.  That does not mean the schools aren't good.

The best place to go is a place that you can afford to go to, feel the best about and matches your learning style.

There is no school that can transfer a license from state to state.  Each state has different requirements.  Even if you get 500 hours in one state and want to move to another that has 500 hours - it may not be the same 500 hours.  There are different classes that make up each states 500 hours of training- like some require more pathology or clinical work or whatever.

500 hours is the basic amount you need in most states so if a school in MI offers that and is a reputable school start there.  Colorado isn't any more credible and only just recently created laws for licensing that are not even implemented yet this past year so they are sort of behind in that respect.