WHITPAIN >> The first nine students graduated from the Montgomery County Community College’s new massage therapy program. The 600-hour program is designed to prepare students to pass the State Board of Massage Therapy’s approved licensure examination. The program teaches business fundamentals, anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, history of massage, body mechanics, massage techniques and rehabilitative aspects of massage.
Additionally, students are required to practice 50 hours of practical massage time outside of class. Program Manager William Mullen, LMT, presented the honors awards and praised the students for their diligence, including spending eight weeks researching and developing business plans. The graduates include Luis Miguel Carrera Salva of Bensalem, Dominique Arthurs of Blue Bell, Claudia Gutierrez of Ambler, Sharon Jenkins of Oreland, Amanda Landis of Green Lane, Velesia Lewis of Horsham, Adriel Magidenko of Richboro, Gabriella Neri of Philadelphia and Sarah Stanton of Norristown.
– Submitted by Montgomery County Community College