Getting Educated in Natural Health

Many residence and distance colleges offer degree programs in natural healing methods, and choosing where to get your education is very important. If you want to practice a licensed profession, it may be important to attend a residence college that’s been accredited by a US Dept. of Education-recognized Accrediting Board. If your profession is unregulated, or if licenses are not required to practice, then a distance college or a certificate program may better suit your needs.

ANCB is not an accrediting organization, but does approve specific colleges and programs that adequately prepare graduates for professional certification. Following is a list of our approved colleges (in alphabetical order), with links to their web sites.  This list is not exhaustive, as new colleges and educational programs are being developed all the time, so if you have questions about a natural health college or program, please let us know.

ANCB Approved Colleges & Programs

Residence Programs Accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) (US or Canada-based)

Bastyr University
Seattle, Washington     www.bastyr.edu

Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine
New Westminster, British Columbia     www.binm.org

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Toronto, Ontario     www.ccnm.edu

National College of Naturopathic Medicine
Portland, Oregon     www.ncnm.edu

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
Tempe, Arizona     www.scnm.edu

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut     www.bridgeport.edu

Residence or Distance Learning Colleges with Private Accreditation

(US or Canada-based)

Alternative Medicine College of Canada
Montreal, Quebec     www.alternativemedicinecollege.com

American College of Healthcare Sciences
Portland, OR     www.achs.edu

Bircham International University
Madrid, Spain     www.bircham.edu/

International Quantum University for Integrative Medicine
Honolulu, HI     www.iqbnm.org

Kingdom College of Natural Health
Guam, U.S.     www.kcnh.org

Naturopathic School of the Healing Arts
Ann Arbor, MI      www.naturopathicschoolofannarbor.net

New Eden School of Natural Health and Herbal Studies

5 Washington St, Suite 300-73 Valparaiso, IN

www.newedenschoolofnaturalhealth.org

The School of Functional & Holistic Medicine
Online   https://schoolofholisticmedicine.com/

SomaVeda College of Natural Health
Plant City, Florida      www.thaiyogacenter.com

Trinity College of Natural Health
Warsaw, IN     www.trinityschool.org

University of Natural Medicine
Santa Fe, NM      www.universitynaturalmedicine.org

Westbrook University
Weirton, WV      www.westbrooku.edu/

International Colleges & Institutes

European Wellness Academy

Director: Joel See
Malaysia  www.ew-academy.eu

Academy of Complementary Medicine
Director: Dr. Yousef Al-Bader
Dubai, United Arab Emirates     www.acmikt.com

Institute of Integrative Functional Nutrition and Wellness, Thailand
Directors: Dr. Kamon Chaiyasit & Dr. Kanokpong Muangsri
Bangkok, Thailand
Mobile: +668 1924 3244      Website coming soon!

L’Académie de Vitalopathie
Director: Dr. Alioune Diaw
Dijon, France      www.vitalopathie.org

Australasian College of Natural Therapies
New South Wales, Australia     www.acnt.edu.au