Accreditations

Institutional Accreditation

East West College of Nature Medicine is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).  The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) a is recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. 

Recent Letter Regarding Status of Accreditation Notification to Prospective

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Note: 

 The following program offered by East West College of Natural Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM):

Master of Science in Acupuncture and herbal medicine

ACAHM does not accredit any programs at the undergraduate/bachelor level.

ACAHM programmatic accreditation requires that schools maintain institutional accreditation status by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. East West College of Natural Medicine is currently appealing an action by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges to withdraw its institutional accreditation [https://www.accsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/East-West-College-of-Natural-Medicine-073192-Withdrawal-Redacted.pdf ].

Accreditation status and notes may be viewed on the ACAHM Directory.

ACAHM is recognized by the United States Department of Education as the specialized accreditation agency for institutions/programs preparing acupuncture practitioners. ACAHM is located at 500 Lake Street, Suite 204, Excelsior, Minnesota 55331; phone 952/212-2434; https://acahm.org

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COMMISSION ACTION

Consistent with ACAHM'S Commission Actions Policy, the Commission takes adverse action terminating its accreditation of EWCNM's Master of Acupuncture with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization program effective

12 February 2025.

This decision is subject to reconsideration and appeal as outlined in ACAHM's Commission Actions Police (a pdf copy of which is attached to this correspondence). The deadline for EWCNM to submit written notice to ACAHM of its intentions to seek reconsideration of, or to appeal the Commission's decision is 26 March 2025.

The Commission deferred action on the institution's 1,15 substantive change application to add distance education pending the outcome of the adverse action noted above.

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