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Massage Schools and Programs in Oregon
9 schools teaching massage in Oregon, from Ashland to The Dalles. Each card gives the programme, how long it runs and what sets the school apart; the profiles go into approach, costs and clinics.
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Schools
Massage schools in Oregon
This is the fuller directory. The Oregon state guide carries a smaller selection, so the two do not list the same number of schools; where both describe a school, they describe it the same way.
Ashland Institute of Massage
Ashland
- Programme
- Massage therapy program · 750 hours
- Pace
- The published 2026–27 intensive day program runs Monday through Wednesday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., over approximately 10 months.
- Delivery
- Campus-based
- Caps each intake at twenty-two students with a 1:7 ratio in hands-on classes
- One ten-month cohort a year, September to July
- States that no federal financial aid loans are available
Central Oregon Community College
Bend
- Programme
- Licensed Massage Therapy programme
- Pace
- The college publishes an Associate of Applied Science degree and a four-term certificate, with a minimum of four terms to completion.
- Delivery
- Campus-based
- The only Associate of Applied Science in massage therapy in Oregon, per the college
- Degree or four-term certificate, at public-college tuition
- Weekly on-campus clinics with real clients
IBS School of Cosmetology and Massage
Eugene
- Programme
- Massage Therapy Program
- Pace
- The school publishes full-time and part-time options at 24 or 16 hours a week, with graduation in approximately seven months depending on the schedule chosen.
- Delivery
- Campus-based
- Full-time or part-time at twenty-four or sixteen hours a week
- A massage clinic that runs daily
- Massage can be combined with esthetics
Lane Community College
Eugene
- Programme
- Massage Therapy, a non-credit training certificate · 630 hours
- Pace
- The catalogue states that every pre-licensure course is offered in the autumn, winter and spring terms.
- Delivery
- Campus-based
The Naga Center
Gresham
- Programme
- Professional Thai Massage Therapist Program · 629 hours
- Pace
- The published cohort runs September 7, 2026 to July 1, 2027, about ten months.
- Delivery
- Hybrid: interactive online classes with in-person workshop intensives in Gresham
- The only Oregon programme in this directory built around traditional Thai bodywork
- Hybrid: online classes with in-person intensives in Gresham
- Publishes class sizes of six to eight
Transcendence School of the Healing Arts
Hillsboro
- Programme
- Massage Therapy Program · 700 hours
- Pace
- The school publishes a part-time programme meeting Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., over 30 weeks and four days.
- Delivery
- Campus-based
- A single-instructor school, part-time on weekday mornings
- 125 of the 700 hours are clinic hours with the public
- Most recent advertised cohort ran January to July 2026
East West College of the Healing Arts
Portland
- Programme
- Professional Massage Program · 800 hours
- Pace
- The school publishes 12-month and 15-month paths with morning, afternoon, and evening/weekend schedules.
- Delivery
- Campus-based
- Seven named elective specialisations, from Thai and Tui Na to craniosacral and spa therapies
- COMTA-accredited and states it can offer federal student aid to students who qualify
- Four intakes a year with morning, afternoon and evening or weekend options
Oregon School of Massage
Portland and Salem
- Programme
- Professional Licensing Program · 640 hours
- Pace
- The current program brochure describes day and evening scheduling, recommends 18–24 months, and notes a possible 15-month path using both campuses.
- Delivery
- Flexible campus-based program
- Two Oregon campuses, Portland and Salem, each with a public student clinic
- Built from individual classes, so fifteen months full time or about two years part time
- Interest-free 18 or 24-month plan, or a fixed 5 per cent loan; does not process FAFSA
Gorge Academy of Cosmetology and Massage
The Dalles
- Programme
- Massage Therapy Program
- Pace
- The school publishes a part-time six-month programme meeting Monday to Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with intakes each spring and autumn in March and August or September.
- Delivery
- Campus-based
- Programme hours
- The school's own programme page gives 625 hours in its heading and refers to 650 hours elsewhere on the same page. Neither figure is recorded as the programme total until the school resolves it.
- Part-time over six months, Monday to Wednesday
- Massage taught alongside cosmetology, barbering and esthetics
- Spring and autumn intakes
Choosing between them
What actually differs
Hours and the licence
Oregon sets a minimum for licensure and each school publishes its own programme length. The two are different numbers — check the requirement in the Oregon licensing record.
Pace and pattern
A single ten-month cohort, weekday mornings only, quarters you assemble yourself and hybrid online study are all here. The pattern matters more than the total for most people.
How it is paid for
Federal student aid, in-house instalments, an interest-free plan, a fixed-rate loan and pay-as-you-go quarters are not interchangeable. Each school’s profile says which it publishes.
Where you would study
Classroom, student clinic and mailing addresses are not always the same place, and two schools here teach across more than one city.
Oregon directories
What Oregon publishes itself
The state’s own lists, linked and dated. They bound a search rather than verifying any programme in them, and a school being listed is the state’s statement, not ours.
- Oregon private career school oversight ↗
HECC licensing information and the current master list for Oregon private career schools.
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About this page. Inclusion is not an endorsement, ranking or partnership, and this list is not complete. Hours, costs, schedules and intakes change — confirm them with the school and with the state board before enrolling.