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Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy

Chicago, Illinois Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy is a private for-profit career and technical school in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 233 students in fall 2024.

Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy offers certificates across 2 programs, the largest being Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage. It awarded 171 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Mission

The Soma Institute is committed to excellent teaching and to the personal and intellectual growth of its students. We are continually building on our mission to be part of the way healthcare is being redefined in the United States and to play a larger role in the field of complementary medicine. Soma is dedicated to preparing graduates who will be successful practitioners providing exemplary health care and demonstrating commitment to lifelong learning and community service.

Mission statement as reported by Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
233
Students enrolled
171
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
171

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
233
Undergraduates, fall 2024
233
Students over the full 2024-25 year
388
Full-time, 2024-25
0%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
16%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
44%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
8%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
14%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
President
Joan Hannant
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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