Academic Calendar
VBCCM provides a clear academic calendar to support student planning and transparency in alignment with EQA designation standards.
• Term 1: August 16 – December 14, 2025 Winter Break: December 15, 2025 – January 2, 2026 • Term 2: January 3 – July 31, 2026 Summer Break: August 1 – August 15, 2026 • Class Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m., Monday through Sunday (specific schedules vary by program) • Statutory Holiday Closures and Key Academic Dates: A full list of holiday closures, exam periods, and important academic deadlines is published on our website and available at the campus administration office. View BC Statutory Holidays |
The VBCCM Academic Calendar describes the basic curriculum for Acupuncturist, Herblist, TCM practioner and Dr. TCM programs. Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner. Please contact us if you would like a copy of our Academic Calendar.
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Students
Students benefit from our personalized training with individual attention and many hours of clinical supervision and practice. We provide intensive hands-on training in our student clinic which is open to the public also. Upon successful graduation students receive a diploma from our college recognized by BC and some provinces.
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Curriculum
VBCCM's curriculum offers a wide variety of programs from a Chinese perspective, teaching all aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine including: Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Herbology, Tui Na, and Qi Gong. Classes in Traditional Chinese Medicine are taught both in Canada and in China by highly regarded Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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Certificate Program
Tuina (Tui Na) is an Oriental Bodywork Therapy that has been used in China for 2,000 years. Tuina (Tui Na) uses the traditional Chinese medical theory of the flow of Qi through the meridians as its basic therapeutic orientation. Through the application of massage and manipulation techniques Tuina (Tui Na) seeks to establish a more harmonious flow of Qi through the system of channels and collaterals, allowing the body the naturally heal itself.
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