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Five Branches Institute, California

Overview of Five Branches Institute

Five Branches is in a medium-sized suburb, in Santa Cruz, California. The school is classified as a private, not-for-profit college. Students at Five Branches earn degrees up to the Master's degree.

Areas of Study

Students and faculty are generally focused on one of the school's main fields of study. The most common major fields study at Five Branches include nutrition and exercise therapy.

Five Branches Selectivity

The school does not admit all applicants.

Student Body

Five Branches, in 2005, had 219 students (197 full-time equivalent). Adults changing careers are relatively common at the school. The student body at Five Branches is essentially female.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Five Branches Institute, Collgege and Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine, aims to provide a professional medical education in the art, science and practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine through classroom courses and clinical training. The program emphasizes traditional Chinese medical theory and diagnosis, acupuncture, herbology and western medicine as applied to integrated healthcare. Providing a community of learning and TCM healthcare, Five Branches Institute is dedicated to making the views and methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine a part of world medicine."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Five Branches

Five Branches Institute
200 7th Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
General Phone: (831) 476-9424
http://www.fivebranches.edu

Five Branches Programs and Degrees (2005)

Five Branches awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy32acupuncture

Number of programs and degrees for Five Branches in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Master's degree321

Five Branches Student Body

In 2005, Five Branches had a total enrollment of 219 students (197 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Graduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White81%
Hispanic7%
Asian11%
(Foreign Students)1%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
22-243%
25-2924%
30-3434%
35-3917%
40-4912%
50-649%
65+1%

Five Branches Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Santa Cruz, California for details about the area surrounding the campus.)

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Five Branches Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
Years of College Work Before Admittancerecommended

Five Branches Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Financial Aid:
Five Branches participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 3131300)

Five Branches Degree Programs (2005)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Acupuncture

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Five Branches Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Five Branches Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Five Branches % of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Five Branches Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Female % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 7%Five Branches Female % of student body
% students 40 years or older
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Five Branches % students 40 years or older
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Career counseling
Student employment services
Option to study abroad
On-campus library

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