When filling out a state licensing application, you see on a requirement to provide “An Official School Transcript.” Not only that, but the “Transcript must be sent directly from the school to the Board office.”
Sometimes there are other requirements, like:
- Sealed in Envelope
- Counterfeit-Proof Paper
- Embossed Stamp
- On School Letterhead
However, you have one big problem with all of those requirements; your massage school has closed or been sold.
What do you do now? Who do you contact? Will your personal transcript copy be accepted by the state board?
The first thing I want to tell you is that massage schools close all the time.
All. The. Time.
Your situation is not uncommon.
The good news is that in helping thousands of people obtain massage licenses in other states, I have only talked to a handful who have never been able to track down their massage school transcript.
Sometimes it takes a lot of research, countless phone calls, and emails; but it can be done.
Here are just a few examples of emails I have received with situations that may be similar to yours, as well as some of my suggestions on what you can do next.
- “My school closed in 2015 and was sold to someone else and changed names. I am moving to Texas now and need a transcript. Who do I contact about sending my transcript to the board?”
- “My school closed down years ago, and the school that took over after closed down too. Who do I contact to get a copy of my transcript?”
- “My school closed due to the owner passing. I heard from another classmate that our records were sent two people. They did not know who those two people were. Do you have any suggestions to find my school transcript?”
What happens when a school closes, or is sold?
Part of the money you paid for your tuition is for the peace of mind that when you need proof of your education, the school would be able to furnish that for you, whether it is open or not.
When schools close, or are sold, the generally accepted practice is for the school to make arrangements for all of their past student records. This person may be called a keeper of the records or records custodian. A records custodian may be:
- A new school owner
- A former owner
- A former employee
- A state department of higher education
- Just a note: Public schools have more requirements about what must be done with the records. However, most massage schools are/were private. This makes tracking down records harder.
- The state-licensing agency, such as the state board of massage where you went to school
You may need to track down old classmates, search for names on Facebook, or make phone calls to your state board office, but the above are the best places to find out where your school records are located.
I have a copy of my transcript, can I just use that?
Sometimes. It largely depends on the State board.
I most commonly work with people moving to Florida. Florida only accepts transcripts sent directly from the school, or the person that holds the records for that closed school. I have heard just a couple of instances in Florida where they have accepted sealed (only sealed) transcripts from the applicant when every effort has been made to find records from their school.
Other states may be more lenient or stringent on this rule. If you have any questions about what a board will or will not accept, do not be afraid to call or email the State’s massage board office. Like I mentioned, they deal with closed schools regularly.
Places to Look for Your Transcript
To help you get started, I have just started to put together a list of a few specific states that post contact information for closed schools in their state. Some lists are for all schools (nursing, massage, cosmetology, and technical colleges).
Florida
- For private schools please contact the Commission for Independent Education at 850-245-3200. Transcript Request Form
- For public schools, please contact the Department of Education at 800-445-6739.
Illinois
Wisconsin
Colorado
Maryland
- Maryland Higher Education Commission – Click on Student Transcript Request Form for Closed Post-Secondary School
Are you ready to search, but don’t see your state listed above or in the comments below? Leave a comment on this post and I would be happy to look and add it to the list.
I have one more suggestion.
When you graduate, or eventually find your school transcript, ask for an additional copy of your transcript and have it sent to you. Do not open it and keep it somewhere safe. I have one and it cost me $5. I likely will never need it, but it gives me a little more peace of mind.
Best of luck with your search!
If you are also searching for and MBLEx study guide and practice questions, you can learn more about my MBLEx program here.
Hello I went to Alta Massage College in Redondo beach CA. In 2002-2004. Moved out of state in 2008 (was working with doctors during 2002-2008) when I moved back at the end of 2015 I tried to get my transcripts from the school but it had closed and the director has since passed away. When I call the BPPE they find the school and director but there are no records for any students. I am trying to start my own business and it seems I need to be CAMTC certified to obtain a business license. Do you have any suggestions?
I would try to find a former employee or family of the director to see who is the records custodian.
Back in 2000 to I went to school for massage therapy Agape school of massage at the Eureka Spa in Eureka California the teacher there was the owner and also the teacher she allowed me to use my cosmetology license and work for her in the spa and go to school for massage therapy. As it would pay for the schooling I did over in the 2 years I worked there and had 2,000 hours. that is on a variety of techniques. After finishing the class over several weeks. She sold the spa on my vacation and when I came back she was no longer there and I had no certification for doing all these hours at school and paying for it. But it was taken out of my checks. And I have found her since then and asked for the license and she wanted me to do a couple of hours of massage on her to just see how I’m doing. And then denied me my certification I don’t know what to do in this process I should have done something sooner but I had a job offer and I would love to have that license I’ve been doing massage since then in and out of home and friends and family as a professional I don’t have my certificate what can I do to change this.?
This seems like a really unique situation and I am not sure what would be best for you to do. Have you contacted CAMTC.org? I would start there.
Unfortunately, this is a good reminder for others to make sure to investigate programs before signing up for similar situations.
Hello, I studied at a2Z health massage School in Santa Monica, CA that is most likely going to close. Any idea where I could find my transcripts? I’ll probably have to get in touch with CAMTC. A bunch of my other classmates are concerned we’ve put in all of this time & money for nothing. a2Z sued CAMTC for discrimination against foreign students, CAMTC put them under investigation after my school won the first case, but now it seems the school might shut down & I don’t know what to do. I e-mailed some of the directors at the school to get more information. Haven’t heard anything yet. My classmates & I may have to start our own class action suit if we don’t receive transcripts/a refund. We’ve all interned in their clinic too, so basically we were used for free labor. Any help would be appreciated.
I would get a copy of your transcript from the school as soon as possible for any completed hours. Ask for a copy and one in a sealed envelop.
I lost my transcription about 500 hours massage education, the school is close because the principle was died. I have Georgia massage licence, and it is active. I want to apply other state license. How would I do. I appreciate your help and looking forward to hearing from you soon
What state was your school in?
Hi Ivy
Thanks so much for the info you share…I hope you can help me! I graduated from Mueller College of Holistic Studies and now they are closed, I can’t get any of my transcripts so I contacted CAMTC and they told me: “CAMTC will send an electronic copy of a document from my school. The fee for this request is $125 per document.
NOTE: we cannot mail documents, only email.
The payment is made through an online PayPal invoice that is emailed to you should you wish to proceed.”
I find it absurd that I have to pay that much for a copy of my transcripts, is this legal?? Not even the university I attended and community college charged this much for a copy!
I also found an ex employee from the school who told me that when the school closed, there was no custodian of records left, not to mention that my certificate was never sent to me. I’m really sad about this…I don’t know what to do now; I live in another state now (AZ) and might just have to start over?? 💔
It’s so sad that no records were saved 🙁
Forgot to mention that Mueller College of Holistic Studies- was in San Diego CA
$125 does seem crazy. About 15 years ago, I requested transcripts from my school and it was $5 (also that was in Iowa).
I researched the school and former owner and was not able to find anything. California does not do a great job of recordkeeping for education, unfortunately.
With that information, you may just need to pay CAMTC the fee to do the research and get the transcript to the AZ board if it is requested. Have you contacted AZ about your situation? If not, I would start there. They may just need a license verification if your CA/CAMTC certification is still active.
I am needing to get my massage therapy transcript from the National Institute of Massotherapy in Akron, OH – the school closed back in February 2017. I have been looking online and cannot find how to get a copy of my transcript. Any recommendation you can provide would be appreciated.
I am in the same boat. I hope you get an answer. Shame on the state of Ohio
Looking for my school that closed a while back in Antioch,TN. Alpha School of Massage. The owner passed away and I am trying to get a copy of my transcripts. Any help would be appreciated.
I would start here – https://www.tn.gov/thec/bureaus/student-aid-and-compliance/postsecondary-state-authorization/academic-transcripts.html
If that does not work, I would then try the massage board office or a former employee of the school.
I completed 650 hours of training and Practice in Massage therapy at Crystal Mountain Apprenticeship in the healing arts in Albuquerque New Mexico March 5th 1993 How do I find out where my transcripts are?
They look to be listed on this website – https://hed.nm.gov/students-parents/closed-school-transcripts-requests
they didn’t have my transcript. any other help you could give me will be appreciated.
Sure!
I found them here – https://scr.ohio.gov/information-for-students/student-transcripts/student-transcripts
And here – https://transcripts.verif-y.com/
Does anyone happen to know how to get transcripts from Cortiva in Tucson Arizona from 2009?
Cortiva links are a couple comments down. Steiner/Cortiva transcripts usually can be obtained here – https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/25569361/institution
So I went To Desert Institute of healing arts graduated in December 2005, which was bought out by Cortiva just as I graduated. How do I get my transcripts from them? Any suggestions?
https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/25569361/institution
Found it through other replies in here thank you! All set.
TH
Hello. I graduated in March 2009, from National Massage Therapy Institute in Falls Church, Virginia. It has since closed. Could you please post a link to where I can is order a transcript for endorsement. I currently am licensed but need endorsement for a neighboring state.
Go to this website, I was able to find it on a pdf further down the messages. I happened to be looking for the same school.
https://www.ultimatemedical.edu/nmti/information-data-request-
form/
Has anyone been successful trying to find transcripts from Southern California school of massage in Riverside?
Were they sold then closed? That is a pretty common scenario.
https://www.bppe.ca.gov/students/transcripts.shtml
Hi Paul,
I am also trying to locate my transcripts from Southern California School of Massage. I called BPPE, and they said that the school closed in 1991. This is very frustrating, anyone had any luck?
Any help with Nevada School of Massage Therapy in Henderson, NV? Graduated in 2006
Also any info on how to find my certification, I’m not sure where to start
Thank you for any and all information
I would start here – https://cpe.nv.gov/Transcript/Transcripts/
If that does not work, try to find the former owner, employee, or if the school was sold to someone else.
Hello!
I am wondering if you have any information on Oklahoma. Heritage College closed quite sometime ago. I graduated in 2006 and am looking for my transcript. I tried looking at the previous comments, however, did not find anything for Heritage in Oklahoma City. At that time, we did not need a State Board for certification but I believe that is the law now. We had to license through the health department. Do you think the Health Department might have my old copy? Thank you
All Heritage colleges are the same place to contact 🙂 regardless of state
https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/2652230/institution#:~:text=Heritage%20College%20has%20ceased%20operations,may%20order%20their%20transcripts%20here.
Hi Ivy,
I went to the Virginia School of Massage and completed the program in 2007. Do you have contact info for Virginia you could pass along? This year NCBTBM is requiring a State VA license through the Board of Nursing before they will renew my license. Any info you may have would be great!
Sure! They are on this list, but it says there is no records – https://ppe.schev.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/ClosedInstitutions.pdf
https://ppe.schev.edu/sites/default/files/PDF/TranscriptRequestForm.pdf
I would still contact schev here for assistance- https://www.schev.edu/
They were a part of the Steiner Education Group when I studied there. Is there another name Steiner Group would have been sold to?
Steiner/Cortiva transcripts usually can be obtained here – https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/25569361/institution
thank you so much!!
I attended Massage Training Institute in Bakersfield, CA. I graduated in 2000, and now the school is not only shut down, but because they didn’t register with the California Massage Therapy Council, there is no record of my transcripts. I have followed a trail of phone numbers and contacts, and I have hit a dead end. Do you have any suggestions?
Ugg! Was it ever sold to someone else? Did it become the Spa Institute that is now closed too?
No. It is simply closed. Any suggestions?
It closed in 2011.
I am looking for my transcripts for the Healing Arts Center in Little Rock Arkansas.
I did not see it on this list for Arkansas – https://adhe.edu/resources/request-a-transcript-from-a-closed-school
Do you know if it was sold or is there a way for you to contact a former instructor or owner?
Hello, I’m so happy I found this page. I am trying to find my transcripts for a massage school I went to in California called Northwestern Technical College. It was later switched to Bryan College in Gold River, California., but I can’t seem to find anything other than dead ends. Any suggestions on where to look? I graduated in 2004 so it’s been a long time, but hopefully there’s record somewhere.
This is the best link I have for California – https://www.bppe.ca.gov/students/transcripts.shtml or here https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/st/
Or find the school records keeper.
I recently moved back to the states from Canada where I lived for 21 years. I am now in Kentucky. I received my massage practitioner certification from Twin Lake College of the Healing Arts in Santa Cruz, CA. which was an accredited school. The school was closed in 2012. I need to get my transcript so I can apply for my license in Kentucky. Are you able to guide me in the directions needed to do so?
I would start here with California – https://www.bppe.ca.gov/students/transcripts.shtml#:~:text=For%20requesting%20a%20transcript%20from,of%20Student%20Assistance%20and%20Relief.
Hello.
I am attempting to obtain a signature from the current custodian of records of national massage therapy institute in New Jersey. I am attempting to obtain a supervisor certification letter from this custodian of records.
Hi Jessica!
This is where I would try – https://www.nj.gov/education/cte/postsec/ppcs/records.shtml
Or contact the NJ massage board office
Hi there,
I attended a cosmetology school long time ago, more than twenty years and I forgot that school name.
How can I get my transcript for my license reciprocity ?
Thanks in advance for all of your comments and help
that school in NJ. Sorry not to mention that in my previous comment.
I would contact the New Jersey cosmetology board. They should have record of the name of your school you attended.
Hi Ivy,
I am trying to get a copy of my transcripts from the ‘Michigan School of Myomassology’ it was located in Berkley, MI.
I graduated in 2008 and I believe it closed in 2011.
I have spoke with the organization LARA referred me to, where all transcripts are sent I was told.
However they have none for the school I attended.
Help 😑
My massage school has closed as well! The Ohio College of Massotherapy. Do you know who I can contact?
I would try here – https://scr.ohio.gov/information-for-students/student-transcripts#:~:text=The%20Ohio%20State%20Board%20of,not%20under%20the%20Board's%20jurisdiction.
I am Renee Ransom,
My massage school in the state of Texas, closed some years ago, will you share the link to where I can get my transcript from?
I have some other links for Texas schools in the comments a few times. If you search, you should be able to find some places to contact.
Hi,
I am trying to locate my transcripts from Educating Hands school of massage in Miami. They have been closed since 2019, and it seems almost impossible to retrieve my records in order to apply for massage license reciprocity in another state. Does any one have similar problem, or perhaps, ideas how I can solve this issue?
Thank you in advance!
They do look tricky to get a hold of. I see they did not respond to COMTA (https://comta.org/commission-action-educating-hands-revocation/?fbclid=IwAR2uQQW7i_GGB3mgdy_Yt_Dq8lDPjGJcaB1jywiese8huYUn1NkT_vsw4uc)
I would try here – https://web02.fldoe.org/CIE/Transcript/TranscriptRequest.aspx
And also, their website redirects to another Miami massage school. Maybe they would know. Or, contact the Florida massage board office.
I to am trying to track down a transcript from educating hands. Did you end up having any luck?
Is there any chance you might know who to contact to get transcripts from Michigan School of Myomassology in Berkley, Michigan? They closed and I graduated way back in 2002 I believe. I’m not sure what year they closed but I believe it was before 2010.
Have you contacted the board office yet to see if they know where their records were sent? Did Irene’s buy it? Have you tried contacting that school. I know it is very close.
Irene’s did not buy it. I contacted Irene’s and they did not have any information. I have no idea how to even find info about a board office?
Ok. It was worth a shot. Here is the board website that should have the contact info
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/massage
Ok, I’ll try there, thank you!
Hi,
I have a New York license since 1999. I just moved to Virginia and would like to practice here. My massage school Healing Hands Institute in Westwood, NJ closed down a while ago. I have my transcripts, but Virginia wants them from the school. Any suggestions on how to get them? Also they will not accept my NY license. I must have MBLEx or NCETMB test results. Is there anyway of being grandfathered in by MBLEX or NCETMB since I have been a practicing therapist for 24 years.
Some states are very particular about exams and do not accept state exams. I see this a lot with NYS licensees who move.
As far as transcripts… I would try to contact former instructors, owners, etc and see who the records custodian is. They should be able to send a transcript to the board for you.
Hi. I graduated from institute of natural therapies in St. Ignance Michigan. This school also had a location in the Houghton/ Hancock Michigan area. I have my transcript but Mblex won’t except it. Unfortunately I paid the money and then did my research and my school must have closed. The instructor was Hal Rudinani and I can’t reach him or the institution. If you have any suggestions??? Thank you! You have so much helpful information. I would like to purchase the 3 or 6 month study guide.
Thank you- Summer
Why will they not accept it? Is it because it is not coming directly from the school?
Utah College of Massage Therapy?
I would try here for Utah – https://dcp.utah.gov/transcripts.html
Were they a Cortiva school? If so, I would go to Cortiva’s closed school request – https://www.cortiva.edu/closed-campuses
RAV School of Professional Studies, Virginia Beach VA
It says that this page cannot be found, but this is who I would contact – https://ppe.schev.edu/sites/default/files/PDF/requestfortranscriptform2017.pdf
https://www.schev.edu/students/resources
Any info for Health Works Institute in Bozeman, MT, please
I couldn’t find any contacts for MT. Sorry!
Hi I’m not sure if you saw my comment that I posted a couple of days ago. I asked that because my school location closed if I could get my transcript from the location that is owned by the same people. And I noticed my comment is no longer here, so I thought I’d try again.
Hi I went to massage school in 2013 in Texas. My school closed, but they do have a location in Houston, is it possible that location has my transcript?
Yes. I would contact them.
Attention Past Students!
The official transcripts for the Memorial Hermann Massage and Spa Therapy School are being held at
Institute of Cosmetology Esthetics and Massage School located at
7011 Harwin Dr
Houston, Texas 77036
713-783-9988
Thanks so much for this! It will be very helpful for those looking for their transcripts in the future.
What about texas?
This can be found in comments a few times.
https://www.highered.texas.gov/institutional-resources-programs/private-postsecondary-institutions/school-closures-records/student-academic-record-or-transcript-requests/
or
http://www.tdlr.com
THANK YOU HANNAH, I LOVE YOU, YOU AMAZING GODDESS!
i study at Boulder college of massage therapy class of 1994. the college closed in 2013 how do i get my transcripts
Hi Daniel!
I found this information from their unmonitored Facebook Page –
Link to request transcripts:
http://highered.colorado.gov/DPOS/Students/transcript.html
School Codes:
NCTMB: 020544
FAFSA: 030131 (Federal school code)
Hi! I went to school at the Marquette School of Therapeutic Massage back in 2003 and it closed in 2021. I’m looking at taking continuing education courses and cannot find any of my paperwork or reach anyone from the school itself. Any help would be appreciated!
Thank you for your time and effort in this complex adventure. I graduated from Utah Collage of Massage Therapy in 2011. They are now close. I’m looking to get my license in Hawaii and need my transcripts. Anything you can do is greatly appreciated.
I could not find a state office. I would contact the state board and ask them for guidance. Also, did Cortiva buy the school. If so, I would also try there https://www.cortiva.edu/closed-campuses.
Hi I went to Cortiva Massage school in Nj but they closed all of there schools down in NJ and I need to get copies of my transcripts. Do you have info for that?
Sure! https://www.cortiva.edu/closed-campuses
Excuse me, I attended a massage school in Georgia Academy of Massage LLC Augusta Georgia GA 30907 in 2011, and now I want to apply for a massage license, only to find out that the school is closed, is there any way I can find my previous school and store my transcript in that school ? Thanks!
I would try here: https://gnpec.georgia.gov/student-transcript-request
Thank you Ivy teacher!!!thank you so much, I will contact them immediately!
What a great resource this is! I’d run into dead end after dead end until I found your webpage! I went to American Professional Institute (API) in Georgia and contacted the above agency who directed me to Helms College in Macon for my records. I haven’t obtained them yet, but at least they were the right place to look! Thanks!
I went to North Carolina School of natural healing, how about that one?
https://archives.ncdcr.gov/researchers/services/academic-transcripts-defunct-colleges
It is on their list.
https://files.nc.gov/dncr-archives/documents/files/defunct_postsecondary_institutions_october_2017.pdf
How about North Carolina?
Hello,
I attended Allied College in Maryland Heights, MO, from 2006-2007. I have contacted Missouri Dept of Ed and Dept of Higher Ed, they sent me to a Florida Clearing House with a number that no longer works. I managed to track down another number and email and had no response from either. I did massage in Illinois for 15 years (IDFPR was unsurprisingly no help at all) and moved to Oregon. Naturally, Oregon requires transcripts for everyone who hasn’t been grandfathered in. Any ideas for me?
You are where I would have contacted – https://dhewd.mo.gov/psc/closedschool.php
I have no idea why they would send you to Florida for a MO closed school! That does not sound right at all. I would contact them again, they may have thought you went to school in FL instead of transferring a license to FL.
Ivy
Hi there. My massage school, Wellness Skills, in Dallas, TX, is now closed. I need to obtain my transcripts in order to return back to massage school. I attended Spring ‘98-Spring ‘99. Is there a specific contact that you could help me with? Thank you!
Texas is a fairly common request for closed schools. I have a few suggestions in the comments.
There should be a link to the higher education department and the massage board (TDLR). You can always call the massage board and ask where to find a list of the record custodians. If not, try to find some old owners or employees of the school. Hopefully one of them knows.
https://www.highered.texas.gov/institutional-resources-programs/private-postsecondary-institutions/school-closures-records/student-academic-record-or-transcript-requests/
http://www.tdlr.com
I went to Southern California School of Massage in Riverside, California. They closed down then the owner Myra Kelly passed away in 2005. Do you happen to know who the custodian of records is?
I have no idea. I would start with contacting some other employees if you can. Here is the California page I would try, https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/st/, as well as CAMTC.org.
Best wishes!
Audree and Ivy, I as well went to Southern California School of Massage along with a therapists that I work with. We are in the same dilemma. We are trying to get our state license. We both went back in 1995-1997. I have been a Director since 2008 but was recently wanting to get my license just to keep it for future active. I have transcripts but CAMTC wants it to come from the school. Any information you come across please share.
Any luck? From anyone? LOL! Another So Cal School of Massage student here. I have my transcripts from 2002, I think.
Hi Rebecca,
I also went to SCSM, and am trying to get my transcripts. Have you had any luck in finding who it is that we contact?
Thanks so much!
Hi Daniel,
I also went to SCSM, and need my transcripts for CAMTC. Have you had any luck in finding yours?
Thanks so much for any response!
Hi Audree,
My name is Julie Ritter. I, also, went to school at Southern California School of Massage way back in 1993. I’m attempting to get my transcripts. Did you have any success in finding yours?
If you’d be so kind in letting me know how (if) you got yours, that would be great! Thanks so much!
I completed my course at austin school of massage therapy in Texas but never got a chance to take my state board exam my school shut down looking for my transcript but don’t know where to look
Hi Henry!
I have some links in the comments for places you can try in Texas. There should be a link to the higher education department and the massage board (TDLR). You can always call the massage board and ask where to find a list of the record custodians. If not, try to find some old owners or employees of the school. Hopefully one of them knows.
Audree and Ivy, I as well went to Southern California School of Massage along with a therapists that I work with. We are in the same dilemma. We are trying to get our state license. We both went back in 1995-1997. I have been a Director since 2008 but was recently wanting to get my license just to keep it for future active. I have transcripts but CAMTC wants it to come from the school. Any information you come across please share.
Do you have any idea how to contact the former owners or employees of the school to see who is the custodian of the records?
My school was everest college & they never gave me my certification. The school was in Anaheim California
Hi Jennifer,
For California, I would try here first – https://www.bppe.ca.gov/students/transcripts.shtml
Hello My school closed in Falls church VA
Here is the website I would try for Virginia if you cannot get a hold of anyone that worked at or owned the school – https://www.schev.edu/index/students-and-parents/explore/virginia-institutions/closed-institutions-(all)
Hello my school closed down as well Austin School of Massage Therapy Austin, but I went to school in El Paso Texas (satellite college) but I need proof of transcripts and state exam. Will you please help me?
Maribel
I would try the TDLR (massage board) or here http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/DocID/pdf/6926.pdf
Hello my school closed down as well Austin School of Massage Therapy but I need proof of transcripts and state exam. Will you please help me?
Maribel
I went to Seattle Massage School in 1996. I was able to get my transcripts through ECMC but Nevada board needs my diploma/certificate, which ECMC can’t provide. I’m licensed in WA, CA, and MI. Michigan and California didn’t ask for it. Washington board has tried to no avail. Any ideas?
Have you tried this contact for Washington state?
https://www.wtb.wa.gov/contact-us/closed-school-transcripts/
Thanks so much! Just the one I needed.
Glad it helped!
OMG, this is so helpful. I am literally in the same boat and went to the same school in 2000, only it changed its name to Ashmead College. I moved to Hawaii and this state has its own regulations and I need to retake the state exam. In addition to needing an official transcript from Ashmead College, I also need to prove the school was accredited when I was matriculated in the program. Please, help! If there is any insight that you can provide regarding school accreditation, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you so much
Was this Everest previously? What was the previous name and state?
I also went to Seattle massage school in 1996. Still trying to locate my transcripts. Thank you
Hello, I went to school in Indiana in 1999 and finished with my certification. I worked 5 years there before moving to Florida.
Like many my school closed in 2008 due to the owner dying of cancer. Half of the certifications were lost and the state could not find them. My certification got damaged in the hurricane of 2005. I do have my transcripts which show I had over 700 hours although they do not show how many hours of each class I have had. I would like to return to do massage but have searched everywhere with no avail to finding a way without having to go back to school for another certification. I am at a loss. Could you help me find a way? Thank you.
Hi Tamar!
Which state are you applying to? Anything you have as far as documentation may help. I am assuming that Indiana did not have licensing at that time. Did you take the NCETMB or any other licensing exam? Even those records could help. You may need to speak to the board at a board meeting and bring all of the evidence you may have for your education. I would do that before I would consider going back to school.
I went to Anthem College in 2014 graduated but didn’t pass the exam. The school went bankrupt the year I graduated and closed so I never got my transcript. I would like to get back into massager therapy but do I need to start over somewhere else?
I would contact the department of higher education in your state. Or contact the massage board in your state to see if they know where your records were sent.
I graduated from Ashmead College in Oregon in 2005. They are out of business now, but I need a transcript to move to a new state or I will have to go to school all over again! Help!
Have you tried here? https://www.oregon.gov/highered/institutions-programs/private/Pages/private-postsecondary-school-closure-transcripts.aspx
Hello I am looking for my transcript from NMTI in falls church Virginia. Thank you
This is where I would try – https://www.schev.edu/index/students-and-parents/resources/transcript-request
Thank you so much.
Same with me, but in Pennsylvania. They closed in 2014.
I’m trying to track down Cascade institute of massage and body therapies. Eugene Oregon.
Any ideas? I already contacted higher education coordinating commission and they don’t have them.
Any former employees or owners you can reach out to?
Hi Maria,
I also went to Cascade Institute in Eugene.Have you had any luck finding any leads? Thanks In Advance!
I’ve been searching for mine from Lake Lanier School of Massage in Gainesville, GA for MONTHS. Any suggestions? I’ve tried API and Woodruff-they are both non responsive.
Have you tried here? https://gnpec.georgia.gov/student-transcript-request
I know this is really frustrating. I have had so many requests lately and COVID has made it even more difficult lately to get information from schools.
I’m looking for resources for transcripts in southern NM. I went to MTTI in las cruces in 2015 and they closed a few years back. I moved to Texas and am looking to renew but need my transcripts to transfer licensure. Thanks In advance
I would try here for New Mexico https://hed.state.nm.us/students-parents/closed-school-transcripts-requests
Looking for transcript from. Closed school northwest notice school of massage in Washington state. Any direction would be appreciated.
Have you tried here? https://www.wtb.wa.gov/contact-us/closed-school-transcripts/
I graduated from American Institute of Massage Therapy in Kailua, Hawaii in 2001. Wondering if you can help me obtain my transcript ? I obtained my license in Hawaii in 2001 and moved to Colorado in 2012, where i obtained my license by endorsement. I let my Hawaii license expire in 2014 as i wasn’t going to be working there anymore. I am able to obtain my original licensing through the professional and vocational licensing search website. Moved to Florida last year and they are trying to make me take the mblex after being licensed for 19 years. Thank you.
Hi Susan,
Yes, a board-approved licensing exam is required for a Florida license (I also own FloridaMasssage.com and have helped thousands get licensed there).
For a transcript, I would either try to contact whoever purchased the school or https://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/about/.
Thanks for the information about getting transcripts from a massage school. My little sister would like to become a massage therapist and general esthetician. I’ll suggest that she find a massage school that has lots of positive teacher reviews.
Do you know who to contact in order to get my transcript from a masage school in Houston, Tx called Memorial Hermann massage and spa therapy school. They closed down and I’ve been calling everyone. Thank you
Try these resources
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/partners/career-schools-colleges-resources
https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/ (This is the board of massage in Texas) – They should be able to help.
Best wishes!
I went to two different Technology Schools in Florida, National School of Technology and Florida College of Natural Health. I cant seem to find any information on either school and I need transcripts from both to obtain employment, do you have any idea where I can start looking?
FCNH was sold to Cortiva, I believe. I would try contacting them. For the other one, maybe try the Commission for Independent Education at 850-245-3200.
hi, my name is Jenny. I attended the Arizona school of massage therapy. I am trying to track down my transcripts , so I can continue on with my journey on into nursing school. if anyone could drop a number or a site? I would be internally grateful!
Thank you Jenny
Hi Jenny!
Sure! It is on this list – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SRUoeCbJdiK_7yd1PSiGOX1UWclHqSBTV8UJYj481tQ/edit#gid=0
Hi Ivy, the school I went to is on this list.
The desert Institute of the healing arts.
Who do I contact to get my transcript?
Also do you who I would contact to get my license test score for 2001,2002?
Thank you,
Daniela
Hi Daniela!
I am not sure which list you mean. Is there a contact person on the website or does it say who bought it? Is it the one in Arizona? If so, I think Cortiva bought it and I would contact them.
Transcripts
https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/25569361/institution
Exam scores
https://www.cortiva.edu/closed-campuses
Thank you for posting this! I went to Galen Institute for Massage in CT in 2003 and it closed a few years later. I am now looking to move to Massachusetts and I need my transcripts, but I am not having any luck tracking them down. Do you have any info for CT?
Try this:
https://www.ctohe.org/POSA/StudentInfo.shtml
Hello! Thank you for posting about transcripts. I currently live in Colorado Springs, but prior to this I had my massage business in California San Diego and I’m trying to get my license here in Colorado but the school I went to Mueller college of holistic studies is closed and therefore I am unable to track down my transcripts. Do you have any advice or helpful hints?
https://www.bppe.ca.gov/students/transcripts.shtml
If not, contact CAMTC.org or former employees.
California does not have public or private records like many other states. Here is another website to check out.
https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/st/
Hello Tara I want to Mueller as well and have also moved to Colorado, were you able to locate your transcripts, if yes could you please let me k ow how you were successful?
Hi Tara! I also attended Mueller in San Diego and moved to Utah and haven’t been able to figure out what to do either. Were you able to find anything out? I’m so frustrated. 🙁 Thank you!
Mueller grad too…any luck? 🙁 thanks in advance
My School Closed Also! Nevada School Of Massage Therapy. I need my transcripts to reinstate my license. But don’t know where to start calling.
See this list under Cortiva – http://cpe.nv.gov/Transcript/Transcripts/
I need help getting my transcripts from Ann Arbor Institute of massage therapy in Michigan, they closed like 8 years ago. I’m trying to take the MBLEx and I’ve already paid for everything. The email to get in contact with the school owner no longer works. 🙁 I would appreciate any help you could give. I’ve called and emailed a bunch of people I went to school with, and no one seems to know how to get in contact.
Hi Jessica,
Somehow your message went to Spam. Sorry about the delay! You are the second to post on this school. Try LARA 0 https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603_27529_53660—,00.html
or here – https://www.michigan.gov/documents/lara/pps100_472770_7.pdf
It does say they are not processing transcripts due to the stay at home order right now.
I appreciate you helping, I’ve tried calling, but they are still closed. They gave me this number if anyone els from my school needs it.
517-335-4000
I graduated from Everest College in 2009. I stopped practicing in 2014 to stay home with a new baby and I’m now wanting to reinstate my license, but I need transcripts. Everest college, which was bought out by Corinthian College, is no longer in business. Where would you suggest I start looking to track down my records? Thx!
Try this link – http://www.everestonline.edu/contact/transcripts
I need to get a copy of my transcript from Texas Massage Therapy Corporation, Red Bluff Road, Pasadena, TX. I let my license lapse in 2011 and would like to go back into practice. Can you help me because I haven’t had any luck finding this information.
I’m looking forward to getting your help with the MBLEX exam!
Try these resources
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/partners/career-schools-colleges-resources
https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/ (This is the board of massage in Texas) – They should be able to help.
Best wishes!
I also need my transcripts from Texas. Tdlr destroys all transcripts after 5 years . They do not even keep a digital record. I’m trying to get mine transferred to Georgia. Both schools I went to closed. Austin school of massage and alternative body care in wAco. I have both original transcripts but the will not except them from me
I would start trying to find the keeper, or custodian, of the records for each of those schools. Each school should have someone that has your records other than the TDLR.
Hi – clearly there are a lot of people with this issue. I went to Body Electric School of Massage and Rebirthing in 1989. The school has been closed for years, owners aren’t even alive and transcripts are not available.. https://www.yelp.com/biz/body-electric-school-of-massage-and-rebirthing-the-oakland
What can you suggest? Thanks
Hi Paula, It is unfortunately very common. I would contact the owner’s family, CAMTC.org for advice, or this page for California – https://www.bppe.ca.gov/students/transcripts.shtml
Hello Ivy. I have been a massage therapist in New Jersey for 5 years and I just moved to Miami. I need to transfer my license but my school closed a few years ago and I don’t know where to start because nobody has information on where I can get my transcript….. Hopefully you can help me. Thank you very much in advance.
If the NJ board of massage cannot help, try
https://www.nj.gov/education/cte/ppcs/students/StudentRecords.shtml
NJ may be harder since they did not regulate massage and their schools did not have to be approved for so long.
Also, really try to find those old school contacts to see who may have the copies.
I can’t find My school.
I did get my transcripts from a third party but Florida board of health said I need to get directly from school or contact nj department of education and they don’t have that.
By away thank you fir helping me pass my emblem exam!
What school did you go to? Do you have any contacts from that school or have you found out who the school records custodian is?
Hello there, great article. I am trying to transfer from Massachusetts to Florida. I went to Dovestar School of Holistic Technology and it no longer exists. Any advice/info very much appreciated!
Thanks, Kate!
I found Dovestar on this list -https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2019/07/02/Closed%20School%20List%20for%20Web%207-3-19.pdf
I actually have another website to help people with getting a Florida license. Here it is – https://www.floridamassage.com/license/. Let me know if you have questions along the way. They may not need a transcript if the education hours information is on your state verification. But just in case, you should be ready to provide it if asked.
Hi my name is Kelly. I attended massage school in Philadelphia and it was a trade school. I am trying to locate a number because the transcript has to be sent directly to fsbmt for me to sit and take my test. I tried multiple ways to send it, it can not come from me the applicant it has to come from my school that has been shut down.
Have you tried here for Pennsylvania?
https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Private-Licensed-Schools.aspx
Aloha Ivy,
I attended the Big Island Academy of Massage in Hilo, HI and graduated in 2009. Sometime after that, the school was sold and a couple of years after that it closed. I am relocating to Washington state and need my official transcripts which have been incredibly difficult to find. Any suggestions?
I would try these two places first for Hawaii and ask if they have information on where your transcripts would be located.
Hawaii Massage Board – https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/massage/
Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program – https://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/files/2015/05/HPEAP-Closed-School-Guide-for-StudentsMay2015.pdf
This school – https://www.hilomassage.com/
I relocated to the PNW from Texas. My Texas massage license lapsed 1 year ago. My massage school in New Mexico closed.
Body Dynamics School of massage in Albuquerque.
I will need transcripts to be licensed in Washington or Oregon.
Can I contact Texas licensing and maybe they can help or how to I find my transcript from the school in New Mexico?
Thanks
Yes. If they cannot help, they can tell you where you may find your transcripts.
I graduated massage school from miami Jacob’s in Dayton ohio in 2015. The school closed in 2016 and I have no idea how to get my transcripts. I’m licensed here in ohio but plan to move in the next year or 2.
Hi Ashley! Try this website – I see they may have records for that particular school – https://scr.ohio.gov/ConsumerInformation/StudentTranscripts.aspx
Im looking for a school that closed in Pasadena TX.
Have you tried here?
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=4116E7F0-20C0-11E8-BC500050560100A9
or
https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/mas/mas.htm
I am looking for a school in either PA or NJ. It was called the Philadelphia School of Massage. I took the Classes in NJ….it was around 2007 or 2008. Have looked everywhere for this. Please help!!!!
Here is one for PA – The school appears to be on this list. Maybe they know where to look even though you were in NJ.
https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Postsecondary-Adult/College%20and%20Career%20Education/Private%20Licensed%20Schools/Closed%20School%20Records.pdf
Here is one to try for NJ
https://www.nj.gov/education/cte/ppcs/students/StudentRecords.shtml
https://exchange.parchment.com/send/adds/index.php?main_page=login&s_id=o1rM0PdDt60iwULU
Phila School of Massage became National Massage Therapy Institute, then closed. The above link will take you where you need to go to access your transcript.
Thanks, Leah!
I attended Nevada School of Massage Therapy in Las Vegas, NV.
They just closed last month.
Do you have any info for Nevada please send thank You?
For all of the Steiner / Cortiva closings, I would first try contacting their corporate first since they still have some schools open. – https://www.cortiva.edu/contact-us/
Then you have the Nevada Massage Board – http://massagetherapy.nv.gov/
And their commission on postsecondary education – http://cpe.nv.gov/Transcript/Transcripts/
I need help for locating my transcripts from Sacramento Ca, my school shut down and was reopened under another name then was officially shut down again. I am having an extremely hard time trying to find out how to get my transcripts.
Try here – https://www.bppe.ca.gov/students/transcripts.shtml
If not, contact CAMTC.org or former employees.
California does not have public or private records like many other states.
https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/st/
Where can I find a massage school transcript from WA. State? My school name was School of Therapeutic Touch & Body Work.
I would try here – http://www.wtb.wa.gov/TranscriptRequest.asp – or the WA Massage Board. If not, try to contact former employees of the school to see if there is record keeper.
The Massage school I attended was in Massachusetts, it closed in 2011
Massachusetts Massage Board – https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-massage-therapy
Or here – Closed Schools and Student Records – Office of Private Occupational School Education
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/closed-schools-and-student-records-office-of-private-occupational-school-education
Any information on Massage School in Pacific Beach, California specifically International Professional School of Bodywork?
I would try CAMTC.org or https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/st/
I went to massage school in media, PA in 1994. Can’t find transcripts anywhere. Name of the school was Owens institute of massage and wholistic sciences.
Please tell there is someone I can contact
I would start with the PA Massage Board.
https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/MassageTherapy/Pages/default.aspx
My school. Lose down in California Everest college I lost my certificate when I move I live in Ohio but. They want proof
I noticed there are other on here in the commits from Texas looking for there transcripts as well, have any of them found theres and if so where ?
Start here – https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/mas/mas.htm
My school, Heritage Institute, had multiple locations across the country that closed in November of 2016. My particular location was Falls Church, VA. I’ve searched a few sites online and seem to have hit a dead end. Could you lend me some assistance, at least where I can pick back up my search?
Have you contacted the VA board of massage?
https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/nursing_forms.htm
Or VA department of higher education
http://www.schev.edu/
Otherwise, find former employees of the school to find out where they can be found.
Did you get information about Heritage Institute? I tried to get my transcripts from company that “took over” but they couldn’t find my records from 2007-2009
Did you try my suggestions below? Was this also in VA?
VA board of massage
https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/nursing_forms.htm
Or VA department of higher education
http://www.schev.edu/
my schooled closed down in November and the head massage instructore said she sent my application package to CAMTC so i called and they do not have it only thing they have is my live scan my school is fully paid off through the9/11 gi bill and there’s no way contacting my ex instructor or the school.
Does CAMTC have any information on the school for you? The schools need to be approved in CA.
And you help me find my transcript from Michigan. I attended the Ann Arbor Institute of Massage Therapy. And I’ve emailed the director of the school that has since been closed and no response. I am trying to open a new business and live in Virginia now and I am on a time crunch! They said I can’t send a copy of my transcript personally but only from my school. Please help! Aundria
I would start by contacting LARA in Michigan if you held a license there.
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603_27529_53660—,00.html
Ive tried contacting the old owner of the school, yesterday, through fb messenger. No response, yet.
Which state?
Aundria, if you’ve found a way to get the transcripts, since 12/18, please let me know. I would be so grateful!
Can you please help me to get my massage transcript in Texas but the school is no longer open
Contact the massage board in Texas. They should be able to help you out.
Can you please provide below the link for the application of transcript from an out of state school? Your links embedding in the FL massage applications are unclickable. Thanks!
Florida does not have links, just phone numbers. Here is a link I did find while looking and will add- https://web02.fldoe.org/CIE/Transcript/TranscriptRequest.aspx
Thank you! Do you have any info for the state of Texas?
If the TX Board of Massage cannot help, try the TX Dept of Higher Education.