Five Branches University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Established on February 4, 1984, Five Branches Institute is located in Santa Cruz, California. The institute derived its name from the five branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine- acupuncture, herbology, Tuina massage, qigong energetics and Chinese dietary medicine. The university offers master’s and doctoral degree programs in acupuncture and oriental medicine. It offers certificate courses in massage therapy and continuing education. The institute operates an additional campus in San Jose, California.

Five Branches Institute offers externship clinic training programs in association with community clinics. Practitioners provide healthcare treatment to patients at the Santa Cruz campus. The institute also offers career counseling and job placement assistance.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Other health profession schools.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Students

Student enrollment was 289 in 2009-2010 (352 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 11% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Five Branches offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (46 awarded)

• Acupuncture