A massage therapy school near Hendersonville — about 30 to 35 minutes away in South Nashville.
Nashville Institute of Massage & Bodywork is one campus, at 311 Plus Park Blvd, just off I-24 by the airport. It is a realistic weekday commute from Hendersonville, Goodlettsville, and Gallatin. This page is written for people making that drive.
Train for a hands-on career in under six months — without moving or quitting your life.
Most of the people who call us from Hendersonville are working adults who have thought about massage therapy for a while. They want something hands-on, something with a license behind it, and something that does not take two years of night classes. NIMB's Accelerated Massage Therapy Program is 650 contact hours in five months, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on campus in South Nashville. It is honest work and a full day, and it is over by the time most programs are reaching the halfway point. Graduates receive a Certificate of Completion and are eligible to sit for the MBLEx, the national exam Tennessee requires before you can apply for a license.
Why Hendersonville students choose NIMB.
The drive. Hendersonville students take Vietnam Veterans Boulevard to I-65 South, then either I-440 East to I-24 East or Briley Parkway around the east side of the city to I-24, and exit at Harding Place. Thirty to thirty-five minutes in normal traffic. Because our day ends at 4:30, you are usually home before the evening rush builds on I-65.
Parking and the building. Free on-site parking in our lot, with wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance, and restroom. Suite 270 is on the second floor of 311 Plus Park Blvd; the classroom and the student clinic are both there.
The schedule. Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, for five months. Cohorts start every January and July, so you can plan the commute around a fixed end date rather than an open-ended one.
Where graduates from the Hendersonville area can work. Spas, chiropractic and physical-therapy offices, franchise clinics, and private practice across Middle Tennessee. Green Hills is the closest affiliated Massage Envy to Hendersonville (about 30 minutes); Bellevue is an option for the west side of Sumner County. The Sponsored Massage Trainee track is built around those four locations.
What you learn, and what it costs.
The 650-hour curriculum exceeds the minimum the Tennessee Board of Massage Licensure requires of an approved program and covers anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, pathology, Swedish and deep-tissue technique, ethics and Tennessee massage law, business practices, and supervised hands-on practice, including work on real clients in our student clinic. Every class is taught by working therapists and led by Institutional Director Bill Mullins III, LMT, NMT, who has served on the Tennessee Board of Massage Licensure since 2017.
When you complete the program you receive a Certificate of Completion and become eligible to register for the MBLEx. After passing the MBLEx you apply to the Tennessee Board for licensure as a Licensed Massage Therapist; the Board, not the school, issues the license, and NIMB does not guarantee licensure or employment.
Two tuition tracks. The pay-in-full track has a base tuition of $7,900. The Sponsored Massage Trainee track is for qualified candidates who want training with a job waiting: out-of-pocket tuition can be as low as $1,500 in exchange for a 24-month employment commitment (a minimum of 25 bookable hours per week) at one of four affiliated Massage Envy locations — Bellevue, Brentwood North, Belle Meade, or Green Hills — after graduation and licensure. Both tracks attend the same classes with the same instructors. See the admissions page for how each track works.
Three things people from Hendersonville ask first.
How far is NIMB from Hendersonville?
About 30 to 35 minutes in normal traffic, Vietnam Veterans Boulevard to I-65 South, then I-440 East and I-24 East to Harding Place, or Briley Parkway around the east side. Put "311 Plus Park Blvd, Nashville, TN 37217" in your maps app and check it at 7:45 on a weekday morning to see your real time.
Is parking free?
Yes. Free on-site parking in our lot, every day, for students and clinic clients.
Is there a massage therapy school closer to Hendersonville?
Mind Body Institute in Madison is the closest massage school to Hendersonville and is well regarded. NIMB is about 15 minutes farther and offers a different format: five months full-time, a sponsored track with a job commitment, and January and July starts. Compare the schedules and tour both.
Come see the campus before you decide.
Request information or book a tour. Tell us you're coming from Hendersonville and we'll schedule around your drive. Call (615) 505-0025 or email admissions@nimbtn.com.
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