Fast track, low cost, affordable career training and professional certification The Blue Heron Academy of Healing Arts and Sciences Marking over thirty-five years of dedicated commitment to educational excellence
Fast track, low cost, affordable career training
and professional certification
The Blue Heron Academy of Healing Arts and Sciences
Marking over thirty-five years of dedicated commitment to educational excellence
The Blue Heron Academy
Getting to Know Us
Mission Statement
The Blue Heron Academy has acted upon
and demonstrated a strong commitment to
ethical and valid education and training in
natural and alternative health care. The
Academy is dedicated to uplifting and
positively promoting the image of natural
and alternative health care and to providing
motivated students the opportunity to serve
their communities and mankind through
the natural healing professions.
The Blue Heron Academy was begun in
1980 by Dr. Gregory T. Lawton, a licensed
Chiropractor in Michigan, a licensed
Naprapath in Illinois, a certified acupuncturist
in Idaho, and member of the Idaho
Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
The Blue Heron Academy of
Healing Arts and Sciences is a
State of Michigan Approved and
Licensed Post-Secondary school
In the 1980’s the Blue Heron Academy began by providing
low cost and fast track training classes.
The Blue Heron Academy has always been dedicated to
providing accessible and affordable educational programs
that promote easy access to rewarding vocational careers.
The median cost and total debt loan to an average BHA
student is less than $6000 dollars, far less than the tens of
thousands of dollars of debt that students incur at other
schools and colleges.
The Blue Heron Academy recognizes the inherent human
dignity of all members of the human family. Thus, it does
not discriminate on any basis. The Blue Heron Academy
is an Equal Opportunity institution and does not
discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, ancestry, disability or handicap in any
educational opportunity.
The Blue Heron Academy specializes in providing high quality
educational opportunities within small group settings. Many
students prefer intimate and close personal interaction as
compared to often large, impersonal, and congested college
classroom environments.
Blue Heron Academy professional certification
programs include training in:
Medical Massage Therapy
Personal Fitness Training
Holistic Health Care
Herbal Medicine
Clinical Nutrition
Practical Acupuncture
Naturopathy
Yoga Teacher Training
Phlebotomy Technician
The Blue Heron Academy has a highly trained and
professionally competent teaching staff.
The Blue Heron Academy
Getting Started on Your New Career
The first step on your journey to a new health care career is
to contact the Academy and to set up a tour of the school and
an informal conversation with your career advisor.
The First Step
We provide a relaxed and friendly environment for your visit
and tour of the Academy. We do not pressure students into
enrolling in our training programs. If you do want to enroll
we would love to have you, if not we wish you the best in
your choosing of the right school and program for your
needs.
At the Academy we have a strong commitment to helping you
find the best career path for your interests and abilities. One
of the most important life decisions that you make is your
choice of careers. We are here to assist you with this
decision. Your choice of educational training and a career
path begins with an informal visit to and tour of the
Academy.
The Academy is conveniently located adjacent to Calvin College at
the corner of the Beltline (M37) and Burton Street. We are
nestled in a beautiful setting on a pond where Blue Herons come
to visit.
When you see this building, 2040 Raybrook SE, you have arrived at
the Academy.
If after your visit and tour of the Academy you would like to enroll
in one of our training programs your career advisor will assist you
with the enrollment and funding process. The Academy has low
cost fast track career training programs and we have tuition loan
and funding programs like Sallie Mae available for you.
The Blue Heron Academy has several classrooms, a computer
lab and library and a public treatment clinic. All classrooms
are fully equipped with the equipment students need for high
level training within their chosen career field.
We assist you with job placement and we maintain a list of
available jobs. Our job placement counselor, Virginia G.
Dusseau, M.A., L.P.C., will assist you with your resume and
job interviewing skills.
Graduates of Blue Heron Academy training programs may
receive an Academy certification diploma, national board
certification, and/or state registration, certification or
licensure in their chosen profession.
The Blue Heron Academy
You Chose, Your Dynamic and
Rewarding Career!
At the Blue Heron Academy you chose your dynamic and
rewarding new career path and in a few short months you
will have completed your training, received your Academy
certification diploma, taken your national board exam, and
when appropriate, applied for your state license. In whatever
career field you chose, whether medical massage therapy,
personal training/sports science, holistic health care/herbal
medicine, clinical nutrition, naturopathy, practical
acupuncture, or phlebotomy, the Academy guides you
towards the knowledge and the credentials you need to be
successful in your new profession.
The Blue Heron Academy offers professional training
and certification in:
Personal Training
Sports Science
Outdoor adventure fitness training at the Academy -
and as part of the personal training and sports
science programs.
The Blue Heron Academy offers professional training
and certification in:
Holistic Health Care
Herbal Medicine
Clinical Nutrition
Practical Acupuncture
Naturopathy
The Blue Heron Academy offers professional training
and certification in:
Medical Massage Therapy
Acupressure and Shiatsu
Advanced Manual Therapy
It seems like everyone wants to help out
our students!
The Blue Heron Academy has:
Lost cost certification programs
Convenient class times and
schedules
Student Tuition Funding
Available
Fast Track Training
Job Placement Assistance
The Blue Heron Academy has classes forming now! Short term, fast track, low cost, affordable training!
For more information please contact the Blue Heron Academy at:
888.285.9989 616.285.9999
The Blue Heron Academy of Healing Arts and Sciences
2040 Raybrook S.E., Suite 104 Grand Rapids MI, 49546
Phone 888.285.9989 BlueHeronAcademy.com