What Sets us Apart

MH Vicars School Vision & Promise

At Vicars, we put you first. Our students’ needs are our first priority, and these principles guide everything we do.

Our Vision

We provide a positive and challenging learning experience that will enable our students to grow into capable, knowledgeable, and successful massage therapists.

Our Promise

Our program is a careful balance between building technical skills and healing hands. When we make decisions about curriculum, staffing, or programming, our first priority is student success and well-being.

Students are treated as adults and always with respect.

Experienced staff working for you

When you enroll at MH Vicars, you’ll be working closely with some of the best RMTs and massage educators in the province. Our instructors are all successful massage therapists who want to share their passion for massage with you. Each class is taught by a team of two instructors, and we keep our classes to a maximum of 20 students—a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 or better—so that you’re always guaranteed the personalized attention it takes to succeed.

As an MH Vicars student, you also have our administrative and management staff on your side. We work hard to make your school experience fulfilling and valuable. Everyone who works at Vicars is committed to your success as a student, and as a therapist. During your two years with us you’ll get to know us well and we encourage you to speak to us whenever you’re experiencing a challenge.

Recognized by industry experts

In addition to voluntarily meeting the national standards for massage therapy education, we were the first school to earn a place on the Massage Therapist Association of Alberta’s Approved Programs list. To make this list, a massage school or program must comply with the national curriculum as well as meet criteria for program delivery methods and instructor qualifications. The Approved Programs list is not the same as regulation or school accreditation, but while we wait for those systems to be in place in Alberta the list remains a very useful tool to hold schools accountable for what they teach.

As the school has grown, so has our reputation for excellence. Our graduates are in great demand wherever they choose to practice. What makes us especially proud is how many of our grads recommend the school to others. Our largest source of new students is by referral from one of our graduates or from one of their employers.

We’re also held in high regard by other industry professionals.

“I often recommend MH Vicars when individuals question me about what massage school to attend. Graduates have been well prepared to face the challenges that they will undoubtedly encounter in the profession. Their assessment skills are excellent and they all seem to be very professional. I endorse MH Vicars wholeheartedly!”

Kip Petch, RMT and CSMTA member

“From a practitioner’s standpoint, being trained to the same minimum standard as everyone else in the country is huge. But there are schools that, unfortunately, aren’t going to do it until they have to. That’s why it’s such an advantage what MH Vicars has done [to voluntarily meet the national curriculum standard]. You didn’t have to, but you did. It shows the commitment you have to the profession at large—and it was not a small undertaking.”

Christy Pritchard, Former Executive Director of the Massage Therapist Association of Alberta