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American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med

Houston, Texas Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Houston, Texas, American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med is a private for-profit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 76 students in fall 2024.

American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med offers master's degrees and professional doctorates across 2 programs, the largest being Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. It awarded 26 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

Mission

American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) is a post baccalaureate academic institution dedicated to educating and conferring degrees upon graduating individuals having equipped them for successful careers as healthcare practitioners based on the theories, principles, and clinical applications of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). We embrace the tenets of Western science and promote the integration of TCM into mainstream biomedicine. Our clinics provide the community with affordable healthcare services while developing student skills and broadening the body of TCM research.

Mission statement as reported by American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med

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Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

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Program levels

MasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 2

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine MasterProfessional Online option 26 graduates
Health Master Online option

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Master's degrees: 11
Professional doctorates: 15

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 76
Graduate students, fall 2024: 76
Full-time, fall 2024: 71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 105
Graduate students, 2024-25: 105
Full-time, 2024-25: 53%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 74%
Men: 26%
White: 21%
Hispanic or Latino: 15%
Black or African American: 10%
Asian: 38%
Two or more races: 4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 6%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 2
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 15%
Students taking some online courses: 79%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Trimester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Interim President: Gregory D. Sparkman
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services
For veterans and service members: Dedicated veterans contact