“Holistic healing, mind/body connections, movement and body manipulation therapies, and energy healing are part of the core courses for Integrative Health and Healing,” says Pat Johns, President of Anoka-Ramsey Community College. “This program offers an additional heath care option for our students and responds to a growing need in our marketplace.”

According to a National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institute of Health survey, 36 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 years and over use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

Americans are spending billions of dollars of CAM each year. Healthcare providers are responding to this consumer demand by including complementary and alternative therapies as part of their services to patients and patients’ families.

Curriculum for the Integrative Health and Healing program was developed with the help of industry experts and holistic practitioners, many of whom will actually serve as faculty for the program. Students will obtain an overview of holistic healing and experience a wide variety of mind/body practices.

The 64-credit, two-year associate in science degree program is intended for students who plan to transfer into a four-year bachelor degree program. A transfer agreement is in place with Metropolitan State University in Minneapolis, Minn., where students have such degree emphases as public or private health care administration, or gerontology studies. Another transfer agreement is available through the American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Roseville, Minn. In addition, students may choose to transfer to the College of Saint Catherine in Minneapolis to pursue a bachelor’s degree in business with a health care management emphasis or bachelor’s degree in occupational science.

The 32-credit certificate program is intended for health care practitioners looking to expand their skill sets. The certificate program can be completed by full-time students in three semesters.

General education courses for the program are offered at ARCC’s Cambridge Campus and Coon Rapids Campus. Core courses will be offered at the Coon Rapids Campus.

For more information or complete course listing, contact Program Director Sheila Judd at 763-422-3302 or by email.

INFORMATION SESSIONS: Integrative Health and Healing Programs
Choose from an A.S. Degree or Certificate program.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids Campus - Room C256
August 11, 6:30 p.m.
August 27, 9 a.m.