Vicars Massage School Edmonton
Our Edmonton campus is located in the Edmonton Home Fair building. Our office is open from 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday. If you would like to meet with an admissions advisor outside of these hours, please call to set up an appointment. Our clinic and main-floor school areas are fully wheelchair accessible.
Our clinic phone is answered from 9am-7pm on Mondays, and 9am-9pm Tuesday-Friday. To book, change, or cancel a massage appointment, use our online booking site.
About our Edmonton massage school location
We designed our Edmonton campus to be the ideal learning environment—bright, comfortable, and fully equipped with top-quality massage therapy equipment and tools.
When you come in, the first thing you’ll notice is the sunlight and art filling the reception areas. After that, you’ll see is the comfortable and inviting student lounges, clinic rooms, offices, and kitchens. We have four specially designed classroom spaces, with hands-on massage “lab” facilities in addition to the needs of a more traditional lecture space. The classrooms feature professional-standard massage tables (including a few high-tech hydraulic tables), privacy curtains, handwashing stations, and everything else a modern massage student needs.
When you visit for a massage at our student clinic, you’ll enjoy the easy access of free parking, an accessible building, a spacious waiting area, and relaxing treatment spaces.
Take a video tour of our Edmonton massage therapy school campus here:
How to find us in Edmonton
Getting here by car
If you’re coming from downtown Edmonton, head south on Calgary Trail NW. Take the right-hand exit as you approach the lights at 31 Ave (the Husky station will be on your left as you approach the lights). Follow this business access road as it curves past two other business developments. We’re in the Edmonton Home Fair complex, which will be on your right. We’re in the southwest corner, next to Shaheen Grocery & Bakery. If you follow the business access road all the way to the Holiday Inn, you’ve gone too far!
If you’re coming from the Edmonton airport, drive north on Highway 2 (this road will become Gateway Blvd once it’s in the city). Continue north past South Edmonton Common and over the 23rd Ave NW overpass. You’ll want to be in the left-hand lane at this point. Turn left on 31 Ave NW (at the Tim Hortons sign). Cross Calgary Trail NW and follow the business access road as described above.
Getting here by transit or bike
It’s very convenient to get to campus by transit or bike. We’re only a few stops away from Century Park LRT station, and there are regular buses that pass directly behind the campus. You can take Edmonton Transit directly from the Edmonton airport to Century Park LRT. The best way to plan your trip on Edmonton Transit is to use the city’s trip planner. Just type in “Vicars School of Massage Therapy Edmonton” as your destination.
Edmonton is lucky to have thousands of kilometres of safe bike routes and multi-use trails. Explore the trails and plan your bike trip to campus using this map.
The Land We're On
The Edmonton campus of Vicars School is located on Treaty 6 Territory. This land is the traditional home of many First Nations, including Nehiyaw, Denesuliné, Stoney Nakoda, Anishinabae, and Niitsitapi peoples, and a part of the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4.
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 Edmonton
Our campus in Edmonton 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 Edmonton location also has a massage therapy clinic that’s open to the public. This 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 Edmonton 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 Edmonton? 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 with 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—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 Edmonton:
- 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 the equivalent of our Year 1 curriculum and want to complete your diploma at Vicars Massage School in Edmonton, 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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