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American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS)
Founded in 1978, ACHS.edu is a Portland, Ore. based accredited college offering online, on-campus, and study abroad integrative health and wellness education. With undergraduate and graduate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and professional CEUs, ACHS makes integrative health education accessible to a diverse community of learners, including healthcare professionals, military students, stay-at-home parents, and lifelong learners. Specializations include aromatherapy, herbal medicine, holistic nutrition, and wellness. ACHS is a Certified B Corporation® and ranked the number two of 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon 2017. ACHS is also accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Visit achs.edu.
Purpose
American College of Healthcare Sciences will foster competence, professionalism and cooperation in holistic healthcare, and preserve and share knowledge in natural medicine.
Vision
Through our mission, ACHS fosters competence, professionalism, and cooperation in holistic healthcare and works to preserve and share knowledge in natural medicine. We will achieve our objectives through a set of values that respect our students, customers, employees, suppliers and community, and to operate with integrity that is deserving of their trust.
Mission
To provide leadership in holistic health education through comprehensive professional online and on-campus education and high-quality natural products with a commitment to sustainable practices and principles.
Additional Culture Details
ACHS Institutional Learning Outcomes
The Institutional Learning Outcomes represent intended accomplishments of the College. They closely relate to program learning outcomes and course learning outcomes. Learning outcomes represent what students should learn in that course. The Institutional Outcomes Achievement Plan measures whether the institution is achieving that which it has set out to do.
Institution-wide Learning Outcomes
All ACHS students and graduates will:
Embrace the philosophy of integration of CAM and holistic health, encompassing the whole person and foundation of lifestyle change
Develop diverse perspectives on wellness to encourage creative problem solving to achieve balance and wellness
Develop skills of critical analysis and reasoning
Develop communication skills, including expressing quantitative ideas and facts effectively in writing and orally
Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and ethical and social responsibility
Cultivate a sense of connection and involvement, including a willingness to volunteer and give back to appropriate community groups
Cultivate a worldview in which values, goals, strategies, initiative, and relationships are positively developed, and that emphasizes sustainability of all resources, including environmental stewardship
Add to the culture of academic integrity and learning at ACHS
The Institutional Learning Outcomes represent intended accomplishments of the College. They closely relate to program learning outcomes and course learning outcomes. Learning outcomes represent what students should learn in that course. The Institutional Outcomes Achievement Plan measures whether the institution is achieving that which it has set out to do.
Institution-wide Learning Outcomes
All ACHS students and graduates will:
Embrace the philosophy of integration of CAM and holistic health, encompassing the whole person and foundation of lifestyle change
Develop diverse perspectives on wellness to encourage creative problem solving to achieve balance and wellness
Develop skills of critical analysis and reasoning
Develop communication skills, including expressing quantitative ideas and facts effectively in writing and orally
Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and ethical and social responsibility
Cultivate a sense of connection and involvement, including a willingness to volunteer and give back to appropriate community groups
Cultivate a worldview in which values, goals, strategies, initiative, and relationships are positively developed, and that emphasizes sustainability of all resources, including environmental stewardship
Add to the culture of academic integrity and learning at ACHS