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American College of Healthcare Sciences

Portland, Oregon Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Portland, Oregon, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit four-year institution. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. It enrolled 1,052 students in fall 2024, including 762 undergraduates and 290 graduate students.

American College of Healthcare Sciences offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems and Health and Wellness. It awarded 349 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 27 to 1.

Key figures

1,052
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
349
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
27:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

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

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
100%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
27:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
61
Associate degrees
62
Master's degrees
91
Certificates under 1 year
54
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
62
Postbaccalaureate certificates
19

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,052
Undergraduates, fall 2024
762
Graduate students, fall 2024
290
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,657
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,213
Graduate students, 2024-25
444
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
94%
Men
6%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
9%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery
All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
100%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President
Tracey Abell
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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