The textbooks you will need for pre-licensure courses are listed here. Note that details such as publication edition, copyright year, and ISBN numbers will help you find the correct text when searching online. We highly recommend that you purchase the edition listed. If you buy from a site such as Powell's or Amazon.com, you can simply copy and paste the ISBN number into the search field.
A current list of textbooks can also be found in your CE registration account. Sign in and click on the Books for Continuing Ed link.
APP 1-5
The Anatomy Coloring Book, 4th Edition
Wynn Kapit, Lawrence M. Elson (Pearson, 2013)
ISBN 978-0321832016
Introduction to the Human Body, 10th Edition
Gerard J. Tortora and Bryan H. Derrickson (Wiley, 2014)
ISBN 978-1118583180
A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology, 6th Edition
Ruth Werner (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015)
ISBN 978-1496310828
Introduction to Kinesiology
Trail Guide to the Body, 5th Edition
Andrew Biel (Books of Discovery, 2014)
ISBN 978-0982978658
The Anatomy Coloring Book, 4th Edition
Wynn Kapit, Lawrence M. Elson (Pearson, 2013)
ISBN 978-0321832016
Kinesiology
Trail Guide to the Body, 5th Edition
Andrew Biel (Books of Discovery, 2014)
ISBN 978-0982978658
Recommended:
Trail Guide to Movement: Building the Body in Motion, 2nd Edition
Andrew Biel (Books of Discovery, 2019)
ISBN 978-0998785059
Massage 1 & 2
Tappan's Handbook of Massage Therapy, 6th Edition
Patricia J. Benjamin (Prentice Hall, 2015)
ISBN 978-0134082691
Massage 3
Optional:
Condition-Specific Massage Therapy
Celia Bucci (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011)
ISBN: 978-1582558073
Massage 5
Trail Guide to the Body, 5th Edition
Andrew Biel (Books of Discovery, 2014)
ISBN 978-0982978658
Professional Practices
Success from the Start
Debra Koerner (F.A. Davis, 2013)
ISBN: 978-0803639010
These are concerns you will need information about at different points in your education. It's smart to think about scholarships early on in the program or even before you start; but you won't need to think about testing until your final terms.
Scholarships
The Continuing Education Department does offer a small scholarship twice per year; the typical award amount is $300. For more on applying for this, and for information on other ways to finance your education, click to see the FAQs.
New Scholarship Opportunity!
Visit MBLExGuide for more information. (Deadline December 15, 2019)
Additional Scholarship Information
Check these websites for more details! This list was verified in September 2019.
Testing
The Oregon Board of Massage Therapists requires that all applicants for licensure pass an online jurisprudence exam as well as 书面考试 known as the MBLEx (the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam), administered by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards. Click for more information!
The LCC Mary Spilde Downtown Center is across from the main bus station and there is abundant parking in the surrounding blocks. Massage program students can also have their parking coupons validated at the Titan Book Store or the Continuing Education counter. Only parking tickets from Overpark at 10th Avenue & Oak Street, or the Parcade at 7th & 8th Avenues at Willamette Street, can be validated.
More Details on Costs and Options
- see the Lane Transit District website for bus costs & schedules
- or find out more about parking downtown.
Lane Community College Links
Massage Profession & Regulation Links
- ABMP Association of Bodywork & Massage Professionals
- AMTA American Massage Therapy Association
- FSMTB Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards
- NCBTMB National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
- The Massage Therapy Foundation
- OBMT The Oregon Board of Massage Therapists
The Eugene Library
The Eugene Public Library is located across the street from the LCC Mary Spilde Downtown Center. It is a great resource for students, with extensive collections of books, journals, and other media. And they offer educational programs for every age group throughout the year.