Canadian College of Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine

What Sets Us Apart

• We are the only fully-recognized College in Eastern Canada dedicated to Acupuncture and TCM and approved as a career college by NS Department of Education
• We offer outstanding Acupuncture Diploma and Dr. TCM Diploma Programs
• We emphasize hands-on practice and clinical experience
• We offer Masters and Ph.D Programs through our affiliation with Guangzhou Chinese Medicine University in China
• Connected to the S-T & L-C Acupuncture and Natural Medicine Clinics
• Our core faculty has Doctors of TCM with Ph.Ds. and over 30 years clinical experience
• Our faculty is trained in pure Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Financial assistance available

Get a healthy career with great income potential!

When you choose CCATCM, you choose a leading school with teachers who have a passion for what they do and a firm basis in traditional practices.

You are choosing the career of a lifetime, and a lifetime of wellness for you and your patients.

Our Strengths:

• Exceptional Teachers
• Excellent Holistic Programs
• Wide Range of Clinical Practicums
• Small Class Sizes
• Beautiful Facility Overlooking the Bedford Basin
• Professional & Personal Growth Potential
• Healthy, Nurturing Environment
• Allied with National and International Networks of Colleges, institutions and Associations
• A Variety of Allied Courses and Classes for Continuing Education and Self-Growth

CCATCM distinguishes itself from the competition as a small-sized college solely dedicated to education in Acupuncture and TCM with exceptional teaching and curriculum standards and affiliations across Canada and China.

What We Offer: Program Options

ACUPUNCTURE DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

We offer a 3 Year Acupuncture Diploma Program based on the British Columbia curriculum which can also be taken in two years through the Intensive 2 Year Acupuncture Diploma Program. These programs are approved by the Department of Education and are eligible for supplementary financial assistance.

Two Year Intensive and Three Year Acupuncture Diploma Programs

• Over 2200 hours of study
• Includes 2 years of academic and practical study and 1 year of clinical study
• Excellent balance of academic study and clinical practice
• Meets provincial, national and international education standards
• Professional and personal growth potential
• On-site clinical experience through the S-T & L-C Acupuncture and Natural Medicine Centers

Acupuncture Diploma Program and Courses*

Traditional Chinese Acupressure Courses
These courses may be taken for continuing education or general interest or for membership in the Acupressure Massage Therapists Association of Nova Scotia

• Certificate 1: L-C Acupressure Relaxation Massage
• Certificate 2: L-C Acupressure to Treat Pain Conditions
• Certificate 3: L-C Acupressure for Enhancing Health and Meridian Massage
• Certificate 4: L-C Acupressure for Treating 20 Common Illnesses

*Certificates 1 and 2 earns an Acupressure Practitioner (AP) Diploma
*Certificates 1 through 4 earns an Acupressure Massage Therapist (AMT) Diploma

Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diploma Program*

This is a 5-year diploma program, however, acupuncture diploma program graduates and practicing acupuncturists may apply for this diploma and achieve it with an additional two years of advanced training in specialized fields of diagnosis and treatment and herbal medicine formulas. Students may intern in a hospital in China.

The Whole Health Educator / Practitioner Program

The Whole Holistic Educator/ Practitioner Program is an integrative complementary medicine program designed to meet two purposes. The first purpose is to graduate complementary medicine practitioners with an array of treatment and educational skills that help create a well-rounded, value-added clinical practice. These skills fulfill all the components of a wellness practice from acupressure massage to nutrition and lifestyle coaching. The second purpose is to graduate experts in wellness education who can assist institutions and intergovernmental agencies which are focusing more and more on wellness programs and integrative medicine. These wellness educators can help design and build wellness programs and teach the tai chi, chi gung, meditation and nutrition classes which are central components to wellness programs that empower and inform the participants on how to better manage their health. The basis of this Program is contained within year one of CCATCM's existing Acupuncture Diploma Programs core curriculum (ie. TCM Theory, communication, acupressure, herbal medicine) and the various modalities it introduces (ie. tai chi, chi gung, reflexology.) The College's core instructors have many years experience working with intergovernmental agencies and institutions such as recreation centers and nursing homes. They have also worked in Chinese hospitals within an integrative medical model. This past summer they launched the first of many conferences that explore the integrative medical model (the First Annual International Conference on Acupuncture and Healing).

Courses, Classes and Continuing Education

• Reflexology
• Ear Acupuncture (Auricular Medicine)
• TCM Nutrition
• Tai Chi / Chi Gong / Yoga
• Cupping

Contact Us Today!

If you are interested in any of our programs and would like to find out more, please Request Information.