Graduate Studies Program 2026

CREATE YOUR OWN MASSAGE PROGRAM & RECEIVE TREATMENT ROOM HOURS @ $10/hour

CATA NYC is pleased to offer a Graduate Studies Program starting in February, 2026. The overall goal of the GSP is to provide a comprehensive, Eastern and Western approach to Continuing Education, and pair motivated massage therapists with some of the best and most inspiring teachers in the country. We are offering NY State and NCBTMB continuing education credits for all classes @ $40/hour AND treatment room hours at $10/hour for every CE credit hour in your personally designed program of 2 or more classes..

The Program helps students develop assessment skills, self-care skills, hands-on technique, and treatment strategies to better handle the diverse rigors and expectations that the profession demands.

Students can create a personally tailored Program from 16 to 85 NCBTMB and NYS continuing education hours. Classes are three to four hours in duration, and the tuition is billed over 10 months.

Classes to choose from include:

Women’s Studies Program

PRENATAL MASSAGE (16CEs)

BREAST MASSAGE (8CEs)

Oncology Massage Program

INTRODUCTION TO ONCOLOGY MASSAGE (14CEs)

Thai Massage Program

THAI MOVES THAT MASSAGE THERAPISTS LOVE TO HAVE DONE TO THEM (6CEs)

THAI HERBAL COMPRESS/LUK PRA KOB (6CEs)

FULL BODY MASSAGE FOR THE HANDS (4CEs)

TABLE THAI MASSAGE (16CEs)

Western Electives

BETTER BODY MECHANICS (8CEs)

THE MONEY STROKE (8CEs)

ETHICS: SEX, INTIMACY & MASSAGE (3CEs)

Sample Curriculum:

     Prenatal Massage (16 CEs) $640

   Better Body Mechanics (8 CEs) $320

     24 Treatment Room Hours $240

Ethics: Sex, Intimacy and Massage (3 CEs) FREE

     TOTAL Tuition: $1200 

         (20 % Deposit $240 with 10 monthly payments of $96.00)

Payment Schedule:

16 CEs = $800 (2 or more classes)+ 16 Tx Room Hours

19 CEs = $950 + 19 Tx Room Hours

20 CEs = $1000 + 20 Tx Room Hours

24 CEs = $1200 (ethics for free) + 24 Tx Room Hours

28 CEs = $1400 (ethics for free) + 28 Tx Room Hours

30 CEs = $1500 (ethics for free) + 30 Tx Room Hours

32 CEs =$1600 (ethics for free) + 32 Tx Room Hours