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2023 Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate School for You

With 1,528 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, somatic bodywork & therapeutic services is the #13 most popular major in California.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in California to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for somatic bodywork majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

National Holistic Institute

Emeryville, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National Holistic Institute the best school in California for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students working on their basic certificate. National Holistic Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Emeryville.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Healing Hands School of Holistic Health landed the # 2 spot on the list. Healing Hands School of Holistic Health is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Escondido.

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#3

Milan Institute-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

The excellent basic certificate programs at Milan Institute-Bakersfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best somatic bodywork & therapeutic services schools in California. Milan Institute-Bakersfield is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bakersfield.

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#4

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Downey Adult School. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Downey, Downey Adult School is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Institute for Business and Technology is a great place for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students working on their basic certificate. Institute for Business and Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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Milan Institute-Clovis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Clovis, Milan Institute-Clovis is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, CA

Mayfield College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Cathedral City, Mayfield College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Milan Institute-Visalia

Visalia, CA

With a ranking of #9, Milan Institute-Visalia did quite well on this year’s best schools for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students working on their basic certificate. Milan Institute-Visalia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Visalia.

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#10

Milan Institute-Palm Desert

Palm Desert, CA

Milan Institute-Palm Desert ranked #10 on this year’s Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in California list. Milan Institute-Palm Desert is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Palm Desert.

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Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 70
Oregon 218
Nevada 198
Alaska 43
Hawaii 9

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, somatic bodywork & therapeutic services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Somatic Bodywork Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 10,445
Asian Bodywork Therapy 124
Somatic Bodywork 52
Other Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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