MaKami College is a public,[1] not-for-profit[2] post-secondary college in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was incorporated in Edmonton in 2001 as a private career college, and was designated an Independent Academic Institution in Alberta in 2023. The college became a not-for-profit educational institution in 2024.
MaKami College was founded as a vocational school in Edmonton in 2001 by Marija Pavkovic Tovissi, specializing in massage therapy. The school originally struggled to find an insurer and created its own insurance company to solve this problem. It has expanded to include early childhood education, personal trainer, medical office assistant, health care aide, master instructor, business administration, security, and applied politics.[3]
In 2013, MaKami College opened a second campus in Calgary.[4] In 2019, MaKami College's Edmonton campus moved into the Boonie Doon shopping centre, a 10,219-square-metre (110,000sqft) space formerly occupied by the department store Sears.[5] In 2021, a second Calgary location was opened in the Marlborough Mall.
Accreditation
MaKami College is recognized by the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Advanced Education, is a member in good standing with NHP Canada, CRMTA, Canadian Sports Massage Therapists Association and the Better Business Bureau. They are also listed on the Government of Canada's list of Designated Learning Institutes.[6]
Campuses
MaKami College has two campuses, located in Edmonton and Calgary.
Edmonton Campus
MaKami College's head office is located at 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. The Edmonton campus offers programs in Massage Therapy, Early Childhood Education, Personal Training, Medical Office Assistant, Health Care Aide (HCA), Business Administration, Master Instructor, Security, Applied Politics and Continuing Education programs.
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,[7] 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.
Calgary Campuses
The first Calgary campus opened in 2013 at 9618 Horton Rd SW, Calgary, AB.[8] The second Calgary campus opened in August 2021 in Marlborough Mall.[9] The 137,000 sq. ft. space offers programs in Massage Therapy, Early Childhood Education, Personal Training, Medical Office Assistant, Health Care Aide (HCA), Business Administration, Master Instructor, Security, Applied Politics and Continuing Education programs.
Acknowledgements
In 2014 and 2015, Makami College was listed as one of Canada's fastest growing companies.[3] In 2024, it was named the eight best college for massage therapy in Canada by University Magazine.[10]
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