MaKami College

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MaKami College Inc
Former names
MaKami College of Massage and Holistic Arts
MottoHands on training and experience
TypeMassage Therapy College Inc
Established2001
DirectorMarija Pavkovic Tovissi
Students2000+
Location
Edmonton & Calgary
,
Alberta
,
Canada

53°32′23″N 113°25′24″W / 53.5397°N 113.4232°W / 53.5397; -113.4232 (Edmonton location)
MascotMaKami Max
Websitewww.makamicollege.com

MaKami College is a provincially credited private career college in Alberta that trains students to become licensed massage therapists, health care aides, and business administration professionals. MaKami College Inc. was incorporated at 672 Lakewood Rd NW Edmonton, Alberta in 2001 by Mrs. Ljubica Pavkovic (owner) and has expanded to three large campuses with one in Edmonton and two in Calgary, Alberta. It is the largest massage therapy school in Alberta offering the highest level of instructional training available in the massage therapy profession. MaKami offers a mix of online, in-person, and blended programs.

History[]

MaKami College started as a small vocational school in Edmonton, AB, specializing in massage therapy but has since expanded its program offerings to include Health Care Aide (HCA), Master Instructor Business Administration programs. Enrollment has grown to over 2,000 students per year with a second campus opened in Calgary in 2013. In 2014 MaKami College was listed on Profit Guide's Profit 500 - Canada's Fastest Growing Companies list.[1] In 2019, MaKami College's Edmonton campus moved into the Boonie Doon shopping centre in the 10,219-square-metre space formerly occupied by the department store Sears.[2] In 2021, a second Calgary location was opened in the Marlborough Mall.

Accreditation[]

MaKami College is a member in good standing with NHP Canada, CRMTA, Canadian Sports Massage Therapists Association and the Better Business Bureau.[3]

Edmonton Campus[]

MaKami College's head office is located in a 110,000 sqft. space at the Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre, at the intersection of Whyte Avenue and 83 Street in the Bonnie Doon neighbourhood. It moved to this location in 2019 and houses all first and second-year massage therapy students as well as workshops for students and working RMTs.

Prior to being located in the Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre, MaKami College's head office was located on the second floor of the former site of Capilano Mall, across from the Edmonton Public Library. When Capilano Mall, was heavily reconstructed in 2013,[4] MaKami College remained in what remained of the previous building. Second-year students were relocated to a Sports Massage Facility Centre off 50 Street & 106 Ave.[5]

Calgary Campuses[]

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".[6]

On January 16, 2020 MaKami College announced that they've leased a 137,000 sq. ft. space in Marlborough Mall.[7] The Northeast Calgary location opened in August 2021.

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 Tovissi, 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."[8]

Awards and press[]

  • 2014 Profit 500 Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada, #62[9]
  • 2010 Edmonton Journal[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 Profit 500". ProfitGuide.com. Profit Guide. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Massage therapy school MaKami College to set up in old Sears space in Bonnie Doon mall". EdmontonJournal.com. Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Better Business Bureau". Better Business Bureau. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  4. ^ Maimann, Kevin (June 9, 2013). "Stores in Capilano Mall in Edmonton Close the Doors". The Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Makami Edmonton Campus Expands". MaKami College. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  6. ^ "MaKami Massage Therapy College Celebrates Success in Calgary". Wireservice.ca. Wire Service. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  7. ^ "MaKami College Secures Space in Marlborough Mall". Facebook. MaKami College. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Edmonton Businesswoman Recognized in International Magazine". Yahoo! Finance. Yahoo!. Red Queen Creative. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Canada's Fastest Growing Companies". Profit Guide. Profit Guide. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  10. ^ 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.
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