WE HAVE CLOSED OUR SCHOOL FACILITY LOCATED IN HERNDON, VIRGINIA
Student enrollment has been declining for the past several years.

This appears to be a result of several factors:

1. The economy is hurting many businesses across the country and, in turn, our work force. This limits the use of personal, discretionary funds, which are required to embark on new careers and professions, such as massage therapy;
2. Many large, corporate-owned schools have moved into the area over the past 10 years, including those that offer massage therapy coursework. The few private schools in the area must now compete with these larger entities; and,
3. The need for colleges and universities to broaden their focus and boost enrollment in order to meet the needs of our community. This has, in turn, prompted our educational centers to offer more vocational skills and professional programs, including massage therapy and bodywork curriculums.

Simply put, competing in this arena as a private school is very challenging.

AKS prides itself on good compensation for its instructors and retains a team of professionals to help candidates learn massage and introduce new bodyworking modalities. It also offers an environment tailored to learning bodywork and provides high-quality instruction and materials to health care candidates and professionals.

To all of our past students, alumni, instructors, supporters, friends, and family:
THANK YOU for the privilege of working with you and serving you in this fashion for the past 20 years!

WE ARE STILL HERE TO SERVE YOU
We have closed the Herndon facility for now, but the SCHOOL itself HAS NOT CLOSED!

The school lives on. We are simply "hibernating" for the time being.

Our charter, our intellectual property, real estate, and most of our instructors and staff are still here to serve you any way we can see fit.

1. We can still offer a Certification Program for interested massage therapy candidates;
2. We can still create custom-designed curriculums to meet the needs and desires of health care students and professionals;
3. Many of our instructors are independent Approved Providers with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and, therefore, will continue to offer continuing education classes and credit to health care professionals; and,
4. We will continue to stay active in the community and keep our hands in the local, state, and national legislation that regulates our profession and industry.

PLEASE RETURN ANY MATERIALS THAT YOU HAVE BORROWED
Please contact Katharine using the email address or phone number shown on this site!

WE WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT AND INVENTORY OUR SCHOOL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES.

Over the years, AKS has freely lent much of its equipment and reference materials to students, graduates, and the community. Similarly, many graduates and patrons have lent and donated equipment to the school.

Much of this property has NEVER been returned!

If you KNOW someone that may have borrowed equipment or materials, and may not have returned it for some reason, then please let us know so that we may contact them.

AKS, as well as it friends and supporters, would deeply appreciate getting some of their equipment and supplies back! This includes ME, the school webmaster. Among other items, I'm looking for a burgundy, Oakworks massage chair that I lent to the school, is valued at over $400, was lent or borrowed, and can no longer be found.

THANK YOU AGAIN!

AKS listens to and answers questions from potential students! We actually really like you to come and visit us. We want you to make an informed decision about this important career choice and profession.

Be sure to visit and consider AKS when pursuing a career, or just an interest, in massage therapy and bodywork. We'd love to discuss your future with you.