Vicars Massage School Calgary
Our office is open from 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Our student massage clinic is open Monday-Saturday, by appointment. Our building is fully accessible for wheelchair users and others with mobility challenges.
Our clinic phone is answered during clinic hours only. The best way to book, change, or cancel a massage appointment is through our online booking site.
About our Calgary massage school location
We designed our Calgary campus to be the kind of space that we would want to learn in. It’s bright, comfortable, and stocked with high-quality equipment and furnishings.
It’s located in a modern professional building that has plenty of natural light and convenient free parking. We have three teaching and treatment spaces in the building. Each space has everything we need for both our students and clinic clients. Our classrooms are equipped to be both a hands-on massage “lab” as well as a comfortable lecture space: professional-quality massage tables, privacy curtains, handwashing stations, laundry facilities, and everything else a modern massage therapy student needs. Our students also enjoy our welcoming lounge and kitchen areas. These areas make our Calgary campus truly a home away from home for our students. This is really important to us, because so many of our students travel long distances to attend our blended-learning classes.
When you visit us for a massage at our student clinic, you’ll appreciate the free parking, accessible building features, spacious waiting area, and calming treatment spaces.
Take a video tour of our Calgary massage therapy school campus here:
How to find us in Calgary
Getting here by car
If you’re coming from downtown Calgary, make your way across the Bow River and along Memorial Dr and head north on Deerfoot Tr. Take exit 265 for Beddington Trail toward 11 Street E. Continue on Beddington Tr (Nose Creek Parkway will be on your right-hand side) until you get to Harvest Hills Blvd and turn right (north). Turn left (west) on 96 Ave NW. Then take the next left onto Country Hills Landing NW. Go down the hill and the entrance to our parking lot will be on your right.
If you’re coming from Calgary Airport, drive west on Airport Trail NE and continue across Deerfoot Tr. The road you’re on is now called 96 Ave NE; continue for about 4km and turn left onto Country Hills Landing NW. We’ll be on your right as you go down the hill!
Getting here by transit or bike
Our Calgary campus is served by several major bus routes, including Bus Rapid Transit routes. There is even direct transit service from the arrivals gate at the YYC airport. The best way to plan your trip on Calgary Transit is to visit their site here.
You can also cycle here! Nearby off-street pathways, including along Nose Creek Parkway, make it easy to get here safely by bike. The city has a full map of its pathways and bikeways here.
The Land We're On
The Calgary campus of Vicars School is located on Treaty 7 Territory. This land is the traditional home of many First Nations, including the Tsuut’ina First Nation, Stoney Nakoda, and the nations of the Blackfoot Confederacy, and is a part of Métis Nation of Alberta Region 3.
Vicars School students, staff, and clients come from many different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. What brings us together is a shared dedication to healing and wellness. We believe that participating in the ongoing work of Truth and Reconciliation is an integral part of that mission.
What massage therapy courses are offered in Calgary
Our campus in Calgary offers all of our two-year massage therapy diploma courses. Our massage therapy diploma program is delivered through blended learning education. Our students spend four days on campus each month, plus shifts at our student clinic. The rest of their full-time massage therapy training is delivered online. That’s why students travel from all over western Canada to attend Vicars School. That, and because our program is fully accredited by the Canadian Massage Therapy Council for Accreditation, meaning that it meets the country’s highest massage therapy education standards. Our grads are in demand from employers and clients wherever they go; you can find Vicars RMTs all across Canada.
The massage therapy diploma program covers everything you need to be a successful and effective registered massage therapist. In addition to the hands-on techniques required to perform relaxation massage, sports massage, and therapeutic massage treatments, we teach anatomy and physiology, massage theory, ethics, biomechanics, orthopedic assessment, treatment planning, remedial exercise, and business skills.
Our Calgary campus also has a massage therapy clinic that’s open to the public. Our student clinic is open year-round. Your one-hour massage will be performed by a student under the supervision of our experienced faculty, ensuring you receive high-quality care while helping students gain real-world experience.
We also offer an introductory course called “Massage for Beginners.” This is a two-day workshop, taught by Vicars faculty, that’s ideal for people who want to learn a new skill. It’s also very popular with people who are interested in beginning a massage career but want to try it out before committing to the full program.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are evaluating massage schools in Calgary, we invite you to book a campus tour or attend an information session. Campus tours are hosted by our admissions advisors who will introduce you to our Calgary campus and all it has to offer. This is a great opportunity for local students to meet us and book a free massage at one of our clinics.
But what if you are located outside Calgary? No problem. Book a conversation over Zoom with one of our admissions advisors and it can include a virtual tour of the campus including a photo story of our students and instructors working hard and having fun!
Most Info Sessions are virtual—over Zoom—but occasionally they are held on campus, for some quality face-to-face time with us. And snacks!
We have been in the business of training professional massage therapists since 2001 in a program that is affordable, flexible, and prepares our graduates for a well-paid and satisfying career in health care.
The Vicars curriculum—and how it is delivered—meets the highest Canadian standard for massage education.
But don’t take our word for it! Vicars School has full accreditation status from the CMTCA, the body that examines and approves massage therapy programs in Canada.
We earned their highest rating—five-year accreditation—which is something that no other private college has achieved in Alberta.
Our graduates are in great demand wherever they live. Unlike grads from unaccredited programs, they are prepared to write an entry-to-practice exam, so they can work as RMTs anywhere in Canada, even in regulated provinces, including BC, Ontario, New Brunswick, PEI, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Some of the things students, graduates, and employers tell us they like about Vicars School of Massage Therapy in Calgary:
- Blended learning: our program is a combination of online, classroom, and practicum. It’s never boring, and it works.
- Accreditation means our grads can work anywhere in Canada, for true labour mobility.
- Our practicum is all real-world experience in faculty-supervised teaching clinics and community outreach
If you have equivalent of our Year 1 curriculum and want to complete your diploma at Vicars Massage School in Calgary, you may be eligible for Advanced Placement.
Advanced placement may also be for you if you are already practicing as an RMT, but you want to add to your skill set or upgrade your education to challenge an entry-to-practice exam in a regulated province.
Every candidate for advanced placement has their own story and brings valuable skills and experience with them. Talk to an admissions advisor about your next move!
Get in Touch
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