Applying for a Program & Receiving a Catalog
FIRST FILL OUT THE APPLICATION REQUEST BELOW, OR CALL US AT (707) 822-5223. As soon as we have received your Application Request, we'll send out our full course catalog. The catalog contains an Application for Admission. Fill out the Application and send it to us. All courses do fill up, so being prompt with your application makes it much more likely that you'll get a spot in the class of your choice. Late applications are considered until one week before the course start date. As soon as your Application has passed our initial review, an Admissions advisor will call you to set up an enrollment interview. Phone interviews are available for out-of-town applicants. Out-of-town applicants must be settled in Arcata by one month before the start of classes.
Registering for Continuing Education
To register for a Continuing Ed. class, simply mail full payment, along with your name, address, phone number and the name and date of the class you are registering for to: ARCATA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE, 145 G STREET SUITE E, ARCATA CA 95521. For specific information about a class, call us during regular business hours.

Add Yourself To The ASM Mailing List
OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Our privacy policy is simple: all of the information you provide on this form and on the application that we'll send you is confidential. We do not give any information to any third party, and we'll only send you email and snail-mail updates if you want them.
Business Hours:
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Weekends: 10am - 4 pm
TUITION ASSISTANCE:
ASM has low tuition to make your career training affordable. We offer 0% interest payment plans so you can pay-as-you-go.
TUITION
600-hour Integrated Curriculum
(For monthly financing, see below for our 0% APR Tuition Assistance Loan)
Application fee (non-refundable) : $65
Tuition: $7500.
SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $1000 WITH OUR WORK-TRADE SCHOLARSHIP.
$12.50 per credit hour (non-scholarship) or down to $10.83 per credit hour (scholarship)
Compare our cost-per-credit with other schools by dividing the total tuition amount by the number of hours in the program.
250-hour and 350-hour Training Options
(For monthly financing, see below for our 0% APR Tuition Assistance Loan)
Application fee (non-refundable) : $65
Swedish Massage Training (250-hours): $3200
Theapeutic Massage Training (350-hours): $4550
Full Program (600-hours): $7500
Enroll in the full 600-hour Somatic Bodywork and Therapeutic Massage Training Program and save $250
$1000 WORK-TRADE SCHOLARSHIP
When you sign up for the Work-Trade Scholarship, we immediately credit $1000 to your tution account. That means that your initial payments are $1000 less. When you pair our Work-Trade Scholarship with our 0% Tuition Assistance Loan, you lower your monthly payments by as much as $150 a month.
Most ASM students choose to use our Work-Trade Scholarship option. For one month after you graduate, you continue your clinic internship, and everything you earn goes directly toward paying your tuition ’Äì up to $1000. It's like having your first job!
Actual scholarship amount depends on the number of massages you give. All proceeds during your one month Work-Trade period go toward your tuition. You must graduate in good standing to participate in the Scholarship clinic.
Fees
Textbooks, massage sheets, and an unlimited supply of all-natural massage oil: approx. $890 + CA Sales Tax
0% APR Tuition Assistance Loan
For the Integrated Curriculum, you can pay your tuition in monthly installments with our 0% APR Tuition Assistance Loan. Other Loan Options are available for the Trimesters Program. Call Admissions at (707) 822-5223 for details.
Loan Option 1: Two payments of $3750 (or $3250 with Scholarship)
Loan Option 2: Equal monthly payments (reduced with Scholarship)
NEW LOAN OPTION 3: Flexible Monthly Payments ’Äì Minimum down payment of $2000 followed by monthly payments lowers monthly amount. For example, with the Scholarship and a $2000 initial payment, monthly payments would be $409.10. The larger the initial payment, the smaller the monthly payments.
There is a one-time $50 service fee for Loan Option 1, or a one-time $150 service fee for Loan Options 2 and 3.

