Spa Specialty Program
Due to an overwhelming demand by the industry to hire multi-licensed professionals, International Academy began the Spa Specialty Program. This unique program gives enhancement to the massage therapist in offering additional services within a spa not included within his/her Massage TherapyLicensure. These services can add valuable income for the licensed professional and allows the employer the opportunity to have one trained Spa Specialist instead of having the need to hire a massage therapist
and an esthetician.
After completing the Massage Therapy Program, the student would enter phase two of the Spa Specialty Program which focuses on 310 hours of intense skin and spa training. Students will examine breakthrough research on the skin and all its elements including but not limited to structure and its functions, as well as the proper procedures behind the use of certain skin care treatments. The curriculum will also prepare students in the latest treatments of spa therapies, hydrotherapy, makeup-up application in addition to hair removal. Students will explore subjects such as understanding the skin, sterilization and sanitation, mask and spa therapy. Services that students will perform include facials, seaweed therapy, body wraps, exfoliating peels, relaxation treatments, stress recovery, waxing and massage of the neck and face. This course also includes training in paramedical facial treatments such as microdermabrasion, ultrasonic facials, and state of the art skin analysis.
Upon completion of both phases of the program, the student is prepared to pass the National Certification Examination or MBLEX Test, for Massage Therapy and then apply for their State License, as well as, apply for and receive their licensure for Skin Care Hair Removal Specialist. (There is no State exam required for Skin Care and Hair Removal licensing)
Weekly Class Schedule for 910 Hr Spa Specialty Program
Full-time Days: 30 hours per week, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Tuesday through Saturday
Part-time Days: Minimum of 20 hours per week, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Tuesday through Saturday.
Part-time Nights: Minimum of 20 hours per week, 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Tuesday through Thursday; plus 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturday.
2012 Class Start Dates
January 3, 2012 February 7, 2012 March 13, 2012 April 24, 2012 May 29, 2012
July 5, 2012 August 7, 2012 September 11, 2012
October 16, 2012 November 20, 2012
*Check with the admissions office to ensure class availabilty for each start date.
Student Need to Know Information
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Final regulations published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2010, 34CFR-668.6, by the US Dept of Education require institutions that participate in the student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (the HEA), to report certain information about students who enrolled in Title IV-eligible educational programs that lead to gainful employment in a recognized occupation (GE Programs).
SPA SPECIALIST
OPEID: 022579
CIP Code: 51.3501
Credential Level: 01
OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK
SOC Code: 39-5094.00 and 31.9011.00 Massage Therapist and Barbers, Cosmetologists, and Other Personal Appearance Worker
On-Time Completion Rate for students who completed the Spa Specialist program during the most recently completed award year (7/1/2010-6/30/2011):
-On-Time Completion Rate for students is calculated by the following methodology: Total number who graduated during 7/1/10-6/30/11 divided by the number who completed their program on or before their orginal contracted graduation date.
-Please keep in mind that an On Time Completion rate consists of Graduates who complete their program on or before their original contracted graduation date. The Department of Education prohibits institutions from including in the On Time Completion rate, a graduate who may have taken a leave of absence, graduation was delayed due to school closings for bad weather, or changed their original enrollment schedule. It has always been the policy of International Academy to try to accommodate requested schedule changes and documented leave of absences. Students who fall into this category, although they graduate, do not meet the definition of an on time completer/graduate and are not included in this rate.
-150% of Normal Time is the acceptable maximum timeframe within the US Dept of Education regulations for a student to satisfactorily complete a program.
Median Loan Debt Incurred by for students who completed the Spa Specialist program during the most recently completed award year (7/1/2010-6/30/2011):
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Title IV Loan Debt: $9,500.00* -
Private Education Loan Debt: $0 -
Institutional Finance Plans Owed: $0
*Median Loan Debt of $9,500, out of which $1547 was given back to the student for living expenses.
-Extra loan debt (if qualified) the student does not have to incur.
PROGRAM COSTS
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Tuition & Fees: $12,385.00 -
Room & Board: not applicable -
Books & Supplies: $1,115.00 -
Licensing Costs: $450.00 to $480.00
Job Placement Rate for students completing the Spa Specialist program during award year 7/1/2009-6/30/2010.
Job Placement Rate: 67%
-THIS PERCENTAGE REFLECTS VERIFIED EMPLOYMENT OF COMPLETERS. THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT OF GRADUATES THAT IS NOT VERIFIED OR HAVE FOUND JOBS SINCE THIS REPORT DATE.
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