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SCHOOLS 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 637 818 1,047 1,419 1,530 1,600 1,440 1,319 1,274 1,098 965 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 ABMP categorizes massage programs into six organizational types: • Career School—multiprogram institutions offering many career training programs in addition to massage therapy, typically medical and dental assisting, medical recordkeeping, etc. • College—massage program offered at a community, junior, or technical college. • Corporate School—massage therapy and spa programs as part of a multicampus, multistate, larger corporate entity. • Nonprofit—programs whose organization is incorporated as a nonprofit entity. • Proprietary—traditionally and typically "Mom & Pop" programs; single owner at a single campus. • Public—programs offered through the public education system/school district. This information, along with results from ABMP's recent consumer survey regarding massage usage, was shared in April with attendees at the 2019 ABMP School Forum in San Diego, California. ABMP's next School Forum will be held April 17–18, 2020, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. You can reserve your spot at www.abmp.com/educators/abmp-school-forums. PROGRAMS BY ORGANIZATIONAL TYPE & GRADUATE POPULATION Career School College Corporate School Nonprofit Proprietary Public 157 PROGRAMS • 20.2 GRADUATES (per program) 138 PROGRAMS • 14.2 GRADUATES 60 PROGRAMS • 52.0 GRADUATES 7 PROGRAMS • 26.6 GRADUATES 13 PROGRAMS • 11.8 GRADUATES 590 PROGRAMS • 25.9 GRADUATES