Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education

What Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education does

Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC is a privately held, South Dakota-based online continuing education provider serving individually licensed massage therapists across the United States. Founded in 2006 and operating from Elk Point, SD with 1-10 employees, the company delivers over 110 NCBTMB-approved home study CEU courses through three fulfillment formats: fully online self-paced courses with instant certificate download, paper-based courses mailed via USPS with optional online exams, and bundled state-specific or NCBTMB packages. The product is a transactional e-commerce-enabled learning management system rather than a subscription platform; revenue is generated course-by-course through self-serve online checkout, phone orders, and mail-in payments, with no mobile app, API, or developer-facing integrations.

Pricing is per-course and per-package, ranging from $12 for a single-hour ethics course to $229 for 24-hour packages and $329 for the New York 36-hour package, with a 20% promotional discount on regular-priced courses and a 90-day money-back guarantee. Open-book exams with a 70% passing score and up to three retakes drive completion, and successful candidates receive instantly downloadable certificates for online courses or graded certificates for mail-in exams. State approvals are concentrated in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, and Texas, with CE Broker integration automating reporting in three of those states and AMTA/ABMP acceptance broadening eligibility for association members.

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and relies on organic search, the company's website, and word-of-mouth, supplemented by phone-based customer service and mail-in ordering. The customer base consists exclusively of individual licensed massage therapists fulfilling state license renewal or NCBTMB Board Certification requirements; no enterprise, employer-sponsored, or institutional contracts are disclosed. The company is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with no external equity funding, no subsidiaries, no patents or trademarks on file, and no disclosed management team or revenue figures.

Name

Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education

Legal name

Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC

Website

https://massagetherapyceu.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education is a privately held, South Dakota-based NCBTMB-approved provider selling 110+ online and mail-based continuing education courses to individual licensed US massage therapists for state license renewal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education & License Exam Prep (CE/State Board Prep) (HSALANAL)

Keywords

• Massage therapy continuing education
• Online CEU courses
• Home study courses
• State license renewal
• Massage CE packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Elk Point

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Course Sales: One-time purchase model for individual CE courses and bundled state-specific packages. Customers pay per course or package to access educational materials and receive certificates upon completion. No subscription required; customers pay per transaction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education, LLC sells continuing education (CEU) courses for licensed massage therapists, offering 110+ courses in online, paper-based home study, and bundled state/NCBTMB package formats. Courses cover ethics, anatomy, medical conditions, and specialty modalities, and are approved by NCBTMB (Provider #409296-00), AMTA, ABMP, and multiple state boards. Students study at their own pace, complete an open-book exam, and download an instant certificate (online) or receive a mailed graded certificate (paper).

Product overview

Center for Massage Therapy Continuing Education offers a unified continuing education platform with three delivery formats: fully Online Courses (self-paced with instant certificate download), Courses by Mail (paper-based with online exam option), and bundled Course Packages (state-specific and NCBTMB packages at discounted rates). The product portfolio includes over 110 individual CE courses ranging from 1-36 CE hours covering topics such as ethics, medical conditions (plantar fasciitis, tension headaches, thoracic outlet syndrome), specialized techniques (cupping therapy, oncology massage, hot stone massage), and state-mandated requirements. The platform is approved by NCBTMB (Provider #409296-00) and accepted by AMTA and ABMP, serving massage therapists across all 50 states for license renewal compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online CE Courses Self-paced, fully online continuing education courses for licensed massage therapists, accessible from any device; completion is via online exam with instant downloadable certificate.
• Courses by Mail (Paper Exam) Paper-based home study CE courses where course books are shipped via USPS Priority Mail and exams can be completed online for an instant certificate or submitted on paper for grading.
• Course Packages (State and NCBTMB Bundles) Bundled CE course packages combining multiple courses at a discounted price, organized around state-specific licensing requirements (NY, IL, FL, MD, NV) and NCBTMB 24-hour certification packages.
• Florida Mandatory Courses Package 1 7 CE hour package covering Florida-required topics: Human Trafficking (1 hr), Florida Laws and Rules (2 hrs), Ethics in Massage (2 hrs), and Prevention of Medical Errors (2 hrs), for Florida license renewal.
• Cupping Therapy for Massage Therapists 9 CE hour individual course covering therapeutic cupping theory and practice, including history, benefits, contraindications, techniques, and a 30-minute demonstration video, for licensed massage therapists.
• Oncology Massage 15 CE hour individual course on adapting massage therapy for cancer patients, covering treatment adaptations, cancer types, and integrative cancer care.
• Stone Massage Basics 5 CE hour individual course on hot stone and gem massage using basalt stones, with over one hour of online technique demonstrations.
• Massage for Pregnancy and Labor 14 CE hour individual course covering massage techniques for prenatal, labor, and postpartum periods, with approximately 2.5 hours of positioning and technique videos.
• Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Physiology 14 CE hour individual course covering over 150 major muscles, their origin, insertion, action, nerve activation, and common disorders.
• Ethics Refresher 3 CE hour ethics overview course covering scope of practice, boundaries, transference, office policy, sexual conduct, and financial procedures for massage therapists.
• Prevention of Medical Errors 2 CE hour course discussing common medical errors in healthcare and the massage therapy profession, along with prevention strategies.
• Plantar Fasciitis 1 CE hour condition-specific individual course on treating plantar fasciitis using massage therapy techniques, drawn from the Condition-Specific Massage textbook.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90-day satisfaction guarantee on all courses
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NCBTMB (National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCBTMB Approved Provider since 2006, Provider #409296-00. All courses count toward NCBTMB Board Certification renewal. Company provides 24-hour CE packages meeting NCBTMB's 3-hour ethics requirement.
• American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany's courses are accepted by AMTA for member continuing education requirements, enabling members to use courses for renewal.
• Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany's courses are accepted by ABMP for member continuing education requirements, enabling members to use courses for renewal.
• CE BrokercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCE reporting partner for Florida (#50-7946), Georgia, and South Carolina. Company automatically reports student CE completions to state boards through CE Broker system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Massage Magazine: Massage Magazine operates a continuing education platform for licensed massage therapists offering online and self-study CE courses for state license renewal—directly comparable in product, customer, and delivery model to the subject company.
• Wild Iris Medical Education: Wild Iris Medical Education is an online continuing education provider offering state-approved CE courses to licensed healthcare professionals—comparable direct-to-consumer, online-delivery, state-approved CE model focused on allied health professionals.

Broad incumbents

• PESI: PESI is a large-scale continuing education provider across multiple healthcare professions with extensive online, live, and self-study course catalogs—comparable business model and customer (healthcare licensees) but at significantly larger scale and broader professional scope.
• MedBridge: MedBridge is a leading online education and patient engagement platform for healthcare professionals, with a polished digital delivery model and enterprise contracts—comparable to a scaled-up, multi-discipline version of the subject company's CE platform.

Others

• CE Broker: CE Broker is a regulatory compliance tracking platform that automates CE reporting to state boards—the subject company is a CE Broker provider, making it a strategic infrastructure partner rather than a direct competitor, but a comparable ecosystem participant in CE compliance.
• Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP): ABMP is the largest professional association for massage therapists and bodyworkers in the US and accepts the subject company's courses for member CE—an industry association and channel partner rather than a direct competitor, but representative of the customer constituency.
• American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA): AMTA is a leading national professional association for massage therapists whose members may use the subject company's courses for CE—an industry partner and customer channel rather than a direct competitor.
• National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB): NCBTMB is the national certifying body that has approved the subject company as an Approved Provider since 2006—a governing and standards-setting body, not a competitor, but core to the regulatory frame the subject company operates within.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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