MaKami College

MaKami College
Motto Hands on training and experience
Established 2001
Type Massage Therapy College
Students 1000
Location Edmonton & Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Website http://makamicollege.com

MaKami College is a provincially credited private college in Alberta that trains students to become licensed massage therapists. It was established in Edmonton, Alberta in 2001 by the Pavkovic family.

History

MaKami College started as a small vocational college and has since grown to an enrollment of over 300 students per year. A second campus was opened in Calgary in 2013. In 2014 MaKami College was listed on Profit Guide's Profit 500 - Canada's Fastest Growing Companies list.[1]

Accreditation

MaKami College is a member in good standing with NHP Canada, Canadian Sports Massage Therapists Association and the Better Business Bureau.[2]

Edmonton Campus

The Edmonton Campus and Head Office of MaKami College is located on the second floor of Capilano Mall, across from the Edmonton Public Library. With the announced demolition of the Capilano Mall,[3] MaKami College will be moving the campus to another location. Second year students are already being relocated to the new Sports Massage Facility Centre off 50 Street & 106 Ave.[4] The Edmonton campus houses first and second year massage therapy students as well as workshops for students and working RMTs.

Calgary Campus

Opened in 2013, the Calgary campus is located at 9618 Horton Rd SW, Calgary, AB. Enrollment in the Calgary massage therapy courses has been growing and the college has called their expansion a "success".[5]

Community involvement

Since 2001, MaKami College has been very involved in the community by sponsoring charity events and helping recent immigrants get skills and confidence to enhance job opportunities. MaKami College's managing director, Marija Pavkovic, is also the founder of the Queen Esther Education Foundation which helps recent immigrants with their ESL skills and assists with helping them find and secure employment opportunities. "MaKami and Queen Esther were both my dreams, and to see them succeed and have people notice is such a great experience."[6]

Awards and press

Notes

  1. ↑ "2014 Profit 500". ProfitGuide.com. Profit Guide. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Better Business Bureau". Better Business Bureau. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Maimann, Kevin (June 9, 2013). "Stores in Capilano Mall in Edmonton Close the Doors". The Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Makami Edmonton Campus Expands". MaKami College. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "MaKami Massage Therapy College Celebrates Success in Calgary". Wireservice.ca. Wire Service. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Edmonton Businesswoman Recognized in International Magazine". Yahoo! Finance (Yahoo!). Red Queen Creative. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Canada's Fastest Growing Companies". Profit Guide. Profit Guide. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Olsen, Stephanie (14 February 2010). "More than a college, MaKami makes a difference in students' lives". Edmonton Journal (Canada.com Network). Retrieved 4 August 2014.