About Us
Our courses cover most any aspect of Herbal Medicine, from the basics for apprentice herbalists to the most intense for master herbalists. Our course are made up of both text lectures and video lessons. There is a simple reason for this, there are some very important information that needs a video to explain the lesson topics in more detail. We have worked very hard to make sure we covered more material than our competition, given you an advantage when you graduate and go out into the job market. With all the claims we make you have to be asking yourself, how could we do all this for 75% less tuition cost than other institutes?. The answer is simple, we cut out all the bells and whistles. Because of our nonprofit status, we do not have to pay to publish our classes on this site like for profit institutes. Also, we are provided with the free class management system. Alone those cost other for profit institutes over $1,000.00 per month.
Another claim we can make and stand by, is being certain that you will thoroughly enjoy our courses. Anyone who loves mother nature, gardening and helping others will especially enjoy the material. We are going to take you as a chunk of clay and guide you into a professional herbal practitioner. We encourage you to take your time with the course lectures, this way you will be less likely to become frustrated or burned out. Please consider reading through each chapter a couple of times. Especially in the advanced and master courses, that way you will have a much better chance of passing your classes.
Another point of pride for our our institute, is the fact that we are accredited. You will NOT find another accredited herbal medicine institute in the entire state. In fact, we are only aware of a handful of private herbal institutes who are. The other accredited institutions tuition averages $1200 - $3500. There are colleges and technical institutes that offer regionally accredited Degree programs, but you can guess how high their tuition rates are. Our accreditation is accepted in 23 states and by almost every every herbal shop where you might apply. Because of our nonprofit status we are not required to pay annual accreditation fees, which saves us close to $10,000 per year.
At this point you should clearly understand, how we have been able to deliver some amazing certification courses in the Southeast. We hope, you will keep in constant communication with your instructor, so we know how we can improve our courses even more!. Your instructor, is Reverend Timothy E. Gates, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He is also accreditation to instruct our series of courses. He has more than 1,000 hours of training and more than nine years of experience as a Master Herbalists. Gates has received his designations as an appreciate herbalists, intermediate herbalist and as a Master.