What institutions license and approve PCAB to operate as a school?

PCAB is licensed by the Hawaii DOE, and PCAB is an NCBTMB-approved school.

In Hawaii, massage therapy students are trained through either apprentice programs or DOE-licensed schools.

Apprenticeship programs are unique to Hawaii and are not allowed to call themselves schools.  Hours from an apprenticeship program are often not accepted by mainland massage boards since most hours are acquired only through time spent working in a student clinic.

Massage schools licensed by the DOE operate like regular massage therapy programs in the rest of the country.