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Apply by Dec. 3, 2011 and be eligible for a 10% credit on your first trimester tuition.

NYCTCM offers an Early Acceptance Tuition Credit to newly matriculated students or transfer students in the amount of a 10% credit applied to their first trimester tuition. The qualifying date for the Early Admission Tuition Credit for Winter 2012 trimester is December 3, 2011.

A non-refundable tuition deposit of $500 is due at the time a candidate accepts an offer of early acceptance from NYCTCM for Winter 2012 trimester. The deposit is separate and apart from financial aid. The $500 deposit and 10% tuition credit apply to the tuition for a student's first trimester of study at NYCTCM. Financial aid students will see the adjustment reflected in their first trimester tuition charges. The student who is eligible for EATI must make a full non-refundable deposit of $500, no matter if the student is on financial aid.

Join us to hear about the exceptional programs at New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine that prepare you for a career in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Prospective students are invited to attend an NYCTCM Open House for an overview of school programs, a tour of the facility, open discussion, and information on the application process.

Guest Student Visits and Personal Admissions Appointments

If Open House dates do not match your schedule contact the admissions office to arrange a date and time that is convenient for you.  A personal admissions appointment can be the best way to have your questions answered and to review your prior studies for transfer credit. Day, evening and weekend appointments are available. The Guest Student option is available on most Saturdays.

We are accepting applications for Winter Trimester 2012 which starts January 3, 2012.

Contact the admissions office for more information about our Guest Student Program. 

Visit NYCTCM's website for a schedule of Fall Open House events. 

The next Open House at NYCTCM in Mineola, NY is Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. 

To RSVP please call the Admissions Office at 516-739-1545 or email admissions@nyctcm.edu

Early Acceptance Tuition Credit for new and transfer students.

Apply by December 3, 2011 and be eligible for a 10% credit on your first trimester tuition.

NYCTCM offers an Early Acceptance Tuition Credit to newly matriculated students or transfer students in the amount of a 10% credit applied to their first trimester tuition. The qualifying date for the Early Admission Tuition Credit for Winter 2012 trimester is Dec. 3 2011.

A non-refundable tuition deposit of $500 is due at the time a candidate accepts an offer of early acceptance from NYCTCM for Winter 2012 trimester. The deposit is separate and apart from financial aid. The $500 deposit and 10% tuition credit apply to the tuition for a student's first trimester of study at NYCTCM. Financial aid students will see the adjustment reflected in their first trimester tuition charges. The student who is eligible for EATI must make a full non-refundable deposit of $500, no matter if the student is on financial aid.

Accreditation

NYCTCM was granted full accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) in May of 2002. This means that our students can qualify for financial aid, can sit without restriction for the NCCAOM examinations, and can qualify for licensure in almost every state in the U.S. In addition, in April of 2003 the New York State Education Department granted to NYCTCM the authority to confer Masters' degrees.

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"The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM^®), ... has just released the results of its recent milestone national Job Task Analysis (JTA) survey,the 2008 Job Task Analysis: A Report to the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM) Profession which is available via the NCCAOM website, www.nccaom.org. 

The primary purpose of the JTA is to provide a blueprint for the development of the NCCAOM certification examinations, which serve as gateway and prerequisite for entry-level practice of AOM in 43 states, plus the District of Columbia. The JTA survey identifies the importance and frequency of tasks performed by NCCAOM Diplomates from various regions of the country, in different practice settings, as well as at different points in their AOM career. These results serve to validate the knowledge, skills and abilities, i.e., competencies, performed by an entry-level AOM practitioner in the United States.  

The AOM profession is evolving all the time; therefore, it is extremely important to continually review and update the content of the NCCAOM certification examinations. Best practices in validation of examination content is to perform a JTA a minimum of every five years. This report serves to provide the examination content validity verification for the years 2009 though 2013."

The study showed that 57.9% of the respondents were certified in Acupuncture, and 23% were certified in Oriental Medicine. A massage therapy license was also held by 7.3% of the respondents, and 5.2% are Registered Nurses. Women hold 69.7% of NCCAOM certifications, and men hold 30%.  

The primary style of practice taught is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at 83.9%. The mean student loan debt of Diplomates who responded was $45,891, and 70% of the Diplomate respondents said they earned less than $60,000 a year, while 21% earned between $60,000 and $121,000 a year. Their earnings depended on hours worked and years of experience, with higher earnings reported from Diplomates who received their certification in the last 11-15 years. 

91% of the respondents were self-employed, and 30% are both self-employed and working for someone else. 58% of the Diplomates who are not eclusively self-employed in solo practice work in a multidisciplinary group practice with other health care providers or with other AOM practitioners. 

Stephen Burd - The Higher Ed Watch Blog

"The Obama administration on Thursday laid out a bold plan that would turn the Pell Grant program into a true entitlement for low-income students and pay for it in part by eliminating the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program once and for all...

The Obama administration doesn't see the need to keep propping up FFEL when there is a less costly, more stable alternative in place. "The Direct Loan program, which uses market processes to determine subsidy payments to servicers, has suffered no disruptions and continues to function at lower cost to taxpayers," the budget overview states. "The Administration's goal is to continue to tap low-cost, stable sources of capital so students are ensured access to loans.""

To read complete article, http://www.newamerica.net/blog/higher-ed-watch/2009/obamas-bold-proposal-10376

FInancial Aid at NYCTCM

For questions about financial aid programs at New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Mineola, NY please visit the NYCTCM website financial aid page. You can reach the NYCTCM Financial Aid office by phone at contact the Financial Aid office by phone at 516-739-154.Information on financial aid is also presented at NYCTCM Open House's for prospective students. 

As of June 2009 NYCTCM offers the following financial aid programs:

NYS Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) grants, and Federal Stafford Loans, subsidized and unsubsidized, FFEL loans and PLUS loans.

The Economic Stimulus Package may help students with tax breaks and increased borrowing amounts fir Federal Unsubsidized loans..

"Student Aid.

The legislation would... increase the annual (by $2,000) and aggregate (by $8,000) limits on how much undergraduates can borrow in federal unsubsidized loans. And it would combine the current Hope tax credit and an existing tax deduction for college expenses into a new tax credit, proposed by Democratic Reps. Lloyd Doggett of Texas and Tom Perriello of Virginia, which could for the first time be used to cover textbooks and other course materials.

And perhaps most importantly, up to $1,000 of the $2,500 annual amount of the new tax credit would be refundable, which means that families that pay less than that amount in federal taxes could still be reimbursed for the funds they spent on college. Many advocates for low-income students have viewed tax credits as flawed, among other reasons, because they are not available to students from families too poor to pay taxes."

InsideHigherEd.com for complete article.

This site allows you to search specific pages of the Stimulus Bill , The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 Source » House Democrats, January 15th 2009

Financial Aid at New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine participates in these financial aid programs.

• TAP (New York State Tuition Assistance Program),
  
• Stafford Loans,
  
• Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and
  
• Plus Loans for Graduate & Professional Students.
  

See NYCTCM Financial Aid for more information.