Year Founded: 1989

Academic Character:
  Yo San's curriculum is field
  based, problem oriented, and
  guided by the Taoist principles
  of spiritual growth, balance,
  and harmony. Students learn
  to become TCM healers in an
  intimate supportive
  environment led by
  experienced practitioners who
  are committed to academic
  excellence

Student/Faculty ratio:
  5:1

Student age range:
  22 - 62 years old

Enrollment:
  24% of students are enrolled
  part-time (less than 12 units)

Faculty Characteristics:
  29% of Faculty hold TCM
  degrees from China

Academic Year:
  Trimesters

Application process:
   Rolling

Admissions Ethnicities:
  • Black, non-Hispanic: 7%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander: 13%
  • Hispanic: 5%
  • White, non-Hispanic: 65%
  • Other: 10%

Licensing:
  • 100% of our graduates
    passed the Spring 2006
    California  Acupuncture
    Licensing Exam on the first try

  • 100% of our graduates
     passed the February 2005
     National licensing exam
     (NCCAOM) exam on the first
     try

  • 87% of alumni are currently in
    practice

Financial Aid:
   75% of our students receive
   financial aid

Yo San students come
from all over the world...

• Arizona State University
• Boston University
• Bryn Mawr College
• Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• Colegio Militar de la Nacion, Argentina
• College of William & Mary
• Colorado State University
• Curtin Institute of Technology,
  Australia
• Dartmouth College
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Hampshire College
• King’s College
• University of London,
   United Kingdom
• Los Angeles City College
• Kontonsschule Ow,
   Switzerland
• Oregon State University
• Park University
• Ratchaburi Nursing College,
   Thailand
• Rutgers University
• San Francisco State University
• Santa Monica College
• SUNY at Buffalo
• Tulane University
• Universitaria "Augusto Motta"
  Brazil
• Universitat Autònoma de
   Barcelona Spain
• University of Akron, Ohio
• UC Berkeley
• UCLA
• UC San Diego
• UC Santa Barbara
• University of Colorado
• University of Michigan
• University of the Philippines,
   Los Ninos, Philippines
• University of Southern
   California
• Yerevan Polytechnic Institute,
   Armenia