Rhodes Wellness College is a private, for-profit institution in Vancouver, B.C., offering education for the helping professions.
Rhodes Wellness College is located at 116 W 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1K6. It is a private, for-profit institution regulated by the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. The college's mission is to teach those willing to become humble professionals and effective wellness practitioners how to facilitate positive change for themselves and others.
The college opened on February 12, 1996, at 333 Terminal Avenue, founded by Bea Rhodes. In 1998 it moved to 96 East Broadway and was incorporated as Rhodes Career College Ltd. The college changed its name to Rhodes Wellness College in 2007. In 2013 it graduated its 1000th student after 14 years of operation. In 2019, Ben Colling and Paul Leong acquired the college, and Ben became its President. On March 15, 2020, it became the first private college in B.C. to move all of its programs online.
The college is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) for its Life Coach Diploma and is a Level 1 approved education partner of ICF. Its Registered Massage Therapy Diploma is fully accredited by the Canadian Massage Therapy Council for Accreditation (CMTCA). More than 30 full-time and 15 part-time faculty members teach at the college.
Facilities listed by the college include a Student Massage Therapy Clinic, a Student Counselling Centre, studio spaces for rent, classroom and meeting rooms, a kitchen, and parking.
Admission routes include program admission criteria, Mature Student Status, English language proficiency by examination, and an Accuplacer English Assessment for Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Registered Massage Therapy has its own admission requirements.