Degree Programs Spa Management and Leadership
AOS Degree in Holistic Healthcare with a Concentration in Spa Management and Leadership |
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Earn your Degree in Spa Management and Leadership in as little as 18 months! Today's spas are serious business. The International Spa Association reports as many as 12,100 spas in the United States, with the Southwest ranking as the largest spa market in the country. The exponential growth of the industry has prompted the need for spa professionals and managers to enhance their skills specifically related to the business and management issues unique to spas. Now is the time to pursue the career you have always wanted, helping others in a relaxing environment. At Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, we realize the many benefits our graduates can enjoy when working in a spa setting as well as the profitable market we are preparing our students to enter. With this in mind, a specialized spa program was created to ensure SWIHA graduates succeed at the highest levels of their careers. If you are looking for professional massage and aesthetics training, or if you had been previously trained, the Spa Management and Leadership Program is the right choice for you. Our program meets the needs of active, or inactive, licensed massage therapists, aestheticians and/or cosmetologists who want to enhance their knowledge and apply it to the spa business world. As many as 750 hours of massage, aesthetic, and/or cosmetology training may be transferable into the Spa Management and Leadership Associate Degree Program. Our program is also ideal for current spa owners, directors, practitioners, spa employees needing management training, business professionals and entrepreneurs entering the spa industry. Manufacturers and developers of products for the spa industry, wellness and fitness professionals seeking to expand their understanding of the industry and representatives from business, hospitality, and tourism will also benefit from this program. What We Teach Students gain the specific business and management skills needed for successful day-to-day spa operations, combined with long-range strategies necessary for sustained growth and profitability, employee retention and customer loyalty. SWIHA's Spa Management and Leadership Degree program focuses on the business models and positioning needed for the various spa categories as well as the operations, management, resources, treatments, services, equipment, marketing and retailing issues unique to the industry. Some of the general education courses in this program include: Life Coaching, Nutrition, and Stress Management. Specialty classes like, Therapeutic Myotherapy, Yoga Teacher Training, Aromatherapy, and others may be included in the program as well to accumulate the total number of credits needed. Students entering this program will have the technical expertise of Massage Therapy, Aesthetics, or Cosmetology, or a combination of the three. By combining their technical skills with the Spa Management and Leadership element, they become even more valuable in the market place. Students who attend the program full-time may be completed in as little as eighteen months, earning up to 60 credits. The faculty and staff here at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts invite you to reach your full potential and become a future leader in the world of business!
There are 300 hours of Spa Management classes which may be taken as Certificate of Excellence rather than a degree. Ask an academic advisor to discuss this option with you. Career Outlook and Information Our research indicates there is a shortage of high-quality, trained labor – including spa managers and directors, aestheticians, and massage therapists. It is one of the major challenges facing the global spa industry today, according to a survey of more than 160 world spa and wellness industry leaders who attended the first-ever Global Spa Summit in New York. During a three day, invitation-only gathering held in December 2007 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, leaders from the global spa, real estate, investment, travel, spa education, beauty, and wellness sectors charted the future of the booming $40 billion plus spa industry. The Spa industry has seen double digit growth for the past 20 years. According to the survey, 29 percent of delegates cited labor shortages as the top issue facing the industry, while 22 percent said the main challenge was the lack of industry-wide standards for defining spa categories and best practices. In terms of opportunities for the industry, delegates placed the greatest emphasis on enhancing clients’ health (29 percent), educating consumers that spas are about wellness (26 percent), and promoting preventative medicine (20 percent). Follow the path to success with our Spa Management and Leadership program…Contact SWIHA today |
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