{"id":450,"date":"2022-02-23T00:15:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T00:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/?page_id=450"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:50:02","slug":"tuition-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/?page_id=450","title":{"rendered":"Tuition &#038; Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Tuition at Elite Massage School (EMS) is $12,700<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Student tuition covers the cost of normal classroom (Monday to Thursday) instruction and program administration only.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nAbsences, unsatisfactory academic performance, and disciplinary actions create additional administrative costs which may be passed onto the student in form of an Administrative Fee (these are detailed in the student handbook).&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;Additional costs for books, supplies, and listed items will be the responsibility of the student to obtain.&nbsp; A list will be given before the first start of class.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dor.wa.gov\/taxes-rates\/retail-sales-tax\/services-newly-subject-retail-sales-tax\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5814<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">s<\/span><\/span>tates that beginning on October 1, 2025; a sales tax (10.10%) added to the tuition cost is required.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are (3) in house payment options available in order to pay for your Tuition. &nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nThe following payment options will require a setup of EFT (Electronic fund transfer).&nbsp; We can take payments in form of Mastercard, Visa, American Express (AMEX), Discover, Venmo, Chime, and PayPal.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Option # 1:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n0% Interest.&nbsp; Prefer at least a $500 Deposit before start of class.&nbsp; <em>Remainder due on the first day of class.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">$12,700 +&nbsp; $1,282.70 (10.10% Sales Tax) = <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">$13,982.70 Total Due<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000080;\">(by first day of class)<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Option #2:<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n3% Interest.&nbsp; Prefer at least a $500 Deposit before start of class. <em>Remainder is to be paid in equal installments and due before graduation.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>$12,700 + $381 (3% Interest) + $1,321.18 (10.10% Sales Tax) = <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">$14,402.18 Total Due<\/span><\/strong><\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">(by graduation).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Option #3:&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n9% Interest.&nbsp; Prefer at least a $500 Deposit before start of class. <em>Remaining payments are individualized by the students and will be contracted by our admissions staff.&nbsp; This option allows flexibility for students to pay installments through school, but also allows them to extend their tuition payments up to 3 years post graduation.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>$12,700 + $1,143 (9% Interest) +$1,398.14 (10.10% Sales Tax) = <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\"><strong>$15,241.14 Total Due <\/strong><\/span><\/em><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">(up to 3 years post graduation)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h6><strong><u><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Need Additional Assistance?<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>AMTA Scholarship &#8211; One applicant can win a scholarship worth $5,000 (Applicants must be enrolled or admitted in a 500-hour minimum, entry-level massage therapy program at the time the scholarship application is submitted). Elite Massage School is a 700-hour program.<\/p>\n<p>Once you enroll with Elite Massage School (EMS), we will give you the information to apply for the next scholarship in which you could win $5,000 to help pay down your tuition and fees.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h6><strong><u><span style=\"color: #800000;\">ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-466 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMS-Books-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMS-Books-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMS-Books-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-467 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMS-Books-Closeup-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMS-Books-Closeup-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMS-Books-Closeup-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here are additional requirements that are <strong>in addition to tuition<\/strong> that you will need throughout the program.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>Please ask for assistance.&nbsp; We are happy to work with you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"668\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"668\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><center><strong>Before 1st Day of School Supplies<\/strong><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">USED<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NEW<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"358\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Non-refundable application fee&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"137\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$100.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"358\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/?attachment_id=787\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Books &amp; Workbooks<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$300.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$500.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"358\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Linens \u2013 Twin Sheets (2 sets) &amp; (1-2) Blankets<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$20.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$40.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"358\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Student Liability Insurance&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FREE<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">AMTA<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"358\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Massage Table<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FREE<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$800.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"358\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Misc. Classroom Supplies&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$130.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"668\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"668\"><center><strong>Within 1 Month After Start of School Supplies&nbsp;<\/strong><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"668\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">USED<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">NEW<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"358\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Massage Day, Clinic, &amp; Externship Scrub Top&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$10.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$60.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"668\"><center><strong>Within 2 Months Before Graduation School Supplies&nbsp;<\/strong><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"358\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">BLS\/CPR &amp; First Aid Training <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(Includes a CPR mask and class kit)<\/span> \u2013 2 Year Certification&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$104.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">ARC<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"358\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">MBLEx Testing Fee (National Licensing Exam)&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$265.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FSMTB<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"358\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Initial Massage License Fee<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">$226.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">DOH<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuition at Elite Massage School (EMS) is $12,700 Student tuition covers the cost of normal classroom (Monday to Thursday) instruction &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-450","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","latest_post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=450"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1627,"href":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/450\/revisions\/1627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elite-massage-school.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}