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 a book online, 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.
Anatomy/Physiology/Pathology 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Applied Anatomy & Physiology for Manual Therapist, ISBN: 9780998266367
2nd Edition, Author: Pat Archer, Publisher: Books of Discovery
Applied Anatomy & Physiology for Manual Therapists Review Guide, ISBN: 978-0-9982663-7-4, 2nd edition, Author: Pat Archer, Publisher Books of Discovery
A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, ISBN: 978-0-9982663-4-3
7th Edition, Author: Ruth Werner, Publisher: Books of Discovery
Anatomy Coloring Book, ISBN: 978-0321832016
4th Edition, Author: KAPIT, Publisher: PEARSON
Introduction to Community Massage
Braving the Wilderness, ISBN :978-0812985818, Author: Brené BrownIntroduction to Kinesiology-Upper and Lower Body
Trail Guide to the Body, ISBN: 978-0-9987850-6-6
6th Edition, Author: Andrew Biel, Publisher: Books of Discovery
Anatomy Coloring Book, ISBN: 978-0321832016
4th Edition, Author: KAPIT, Publisher: PEARSON
Kinesiology-Upper and Lower Body
Trail Guide to the Body, ISBN: 978-0-9987850-6-6,
6th Edition, Author: Andrew Biel, Publisher: Books of Discovery
Trail Guide to Movement, ISBN: 978-0-9987850-5-9,
2nd Edition, Author: Andrew Biel, Publisher: Books of Discovery
The Massage Therapy Student Handbook is being updated and will be available soon.
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 Massage Therapy program opens scholarship applications for returning Term 2 massage program students through the Lane Foundation. Upon availability of funds, three students are selected and awarded as much as $2,500 each to support their training and to achieve their goals. Call for applications to be announced.
New Scholarship Opportunity!
Visit MBLExGuide for more information.
Testing
The Oregon Board of Massage Therapists requires that all applicants for licensure pass an online jurisprudence exam as well as a written exam 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.