Ten Reasons to Choose AIMC Berkeley

Your best choice among top acupuncture schools in California is the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley. Here are ten reasons why:

1. Live in a great community

Convenient, accessible, vibrant, and diverse – we’re right in the heart of Berkeley, California!
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2. Get the most out of your clinical internship

Experience lots of one-on-one patient contact starting early on in our extensive clinical internship, and gain greater confidence in your abilities as a practitioner when you graduate.

3. Learn from our personal experience

Receive personal attention from our diverse, experienced faculty with our low instructor-to-student ratios in clinic and classrooms.

4. Be a leader

Be years ahead of the curve with our leading-edge curriculum, affiliations, and a program that includes integrative medicine and Japanese acupuncture.

5. Find yourself in good company

Thrive in a healthy and vibrant learning environment full of dedicated students, faculty, and staff.

6. Make a dependable schedule with flexible options

Plan a program that fits your life: get the flexibility of sixteen schedule options to start, including daytime, evening, part-time & progressive starts. Schedules remain consistent throughout.

7. Set the perfect balance in our trimester system

Take more time to delve into material with fourteen-week terms, and give yourself longer breaks in-between with three-week breaks.

8. Take your basic science classes right here

Make a “progressive start” and fulfill your basic science requirements right on campus: Integrative Medical Chemistry, Integrative Medical Biology, Holistic Psychology, and Physics East & West.

9. Keep your knowledge relevant

Explore our full lineup of continuing education classes and certifications. Discounts for alumni, deeper discounts for students.

10. Feel ready to succeed

Learn the yin & yang of practice building with over 60 hours of entrepreneurship training, culminating in a completed business plan.