Student Services

Supportive guidance and resources are given with care throughout each student's journey to help them achieve their goals.  Student Services ensures that academic standards are maintained while assisting students in cultivating the holistic and transformational aspects of their educational process.  Students are encouraged to take advantage of the many valuable resources available:

Student Advisor
The Dean of Students is available as an advisor for students in need of academic or personal support.

Tutor Program
CCMT approved tutors are available, for a reasonable fee, to students who wish to strengthen their study skills or to gain additional one-on-one instruction in science or hands-on course work.

Study Skills Workshops
A two-hour workshop is available, free of charge, to build basic study skills, identify learning styles, learn time-management techniques and assist students in creating successful individualized study plans.  Click here for a Study Skills Workshop schedule.

Time Management Workshops
A 90-minute workshop is available, free of charge, to strengthen time management and basic budgeting skills.  Learn time management tools; how to balance life, work and school; identify priorities; and recognize self-defeating patterns which block you from reaching your goals.  Click here for a Time Management Workshop schedule.

PLUS Study Groups
Advanced science tutors facilitate group tutorials, free of charge, to review course material and to prepare students for midterms and final exams.

Student Mentor List
Graduates serve as personal and academic role models, offering peer support to students who may need a helping hand.

Libraries and Student Computers
All campuses have fully-stocked libraries with books, professional journals and magazines, audio cassettes and computers with educational DVDs.

Supplies
CCMT's Hands-On Supply, a retail and online store located at the Newington campus, caters to students by offering massage tables, textbooks, wellness products and other items necessary for their training and life after graduation as professional massage therapists.  The store is also open to the public.

Meditation Room
Staff, faculty and students are invited to access the Meditation Room at the Newington campus.  Meditation promotes an opportunity to build community and to foster rejuvenation, self-care and awareness.

Practice Rooms
Practice Rooms are available for students to use for their logs hours and/or exchanges.

Student and Graduate Newsletters
Announcements and articles inform students and graduates of important changes, opportunities and news. 

Career Preparation
As students make the transition from student to graduate, our Graduate Services Department makes them aware of placement assistance and other graduate services that are available.

Exam & Licensure Application Support
Graduating students meet with the Graduate Services Department to review exam and licensure application paperwork. Additional important information is provided which helps students understand and make their way through the credentialing process.

Exam Review Workshops
Workshops are sponsored for our graduating students and graduates preparing to take their state massage therapy licensure exam. These workshops review CCMT's curriculum and offer supportive test-taking strategies. Click here for a schedule of Exam Review Workshops.

Lifetime Support
Support doesn't end when our students graduate.  We provide lifetime career resources including placement assistance, online massage therapist listings, job postings, business consultations, workshops and continuing education seminars. CCMT is a National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) approved provider for Continuing Education and offers a variety of Advanced Studies Workshops and certification programs.

Closing Circle Information

Promoting the Profession
CCMT strives to broaden the awareness of the healing benefits and social values of touch through public education and outreach, events and workshops and by fostering the development of graduates. 

Teaching Assistant Program
The Teaching Assistant Program has proven to be a unique and complimentary aspect of the CCMT educational experience - benefiting teaching assistants, students and faculty alike. Teaching assistants are graduates of CCMT who want to further participate in the classroom experience and generally participate in the program for a 6-12 week period, on average, 3-4 hours per week.  Teaching assistants may assist a maximum of four classes per term.  Teaching assistants are paid for their contribution to the CCMT class environment.  

Forms for Students