Kari Petersen completes LMT program after years of setbacks

After a series of setbacks, Kari Petersen recently returned to Petersburg from Fort Collins, Colorado, where she accomplished the long-time personal goal of becoming a licensed massage therapist.

In January of 2020 Petersen made what was, for her, a "massive investment" when she enrolled in the United States Career Institute's Massage Therapy training, a hybrid program designed for working students like Petersen, a single mother with a full-time job.

Divided into two parts, the program required 425 hours of online study before traveling to Fort Collins for an additional 200 hours of hands-on t...