Two proven leaders.
One shared mission.

VISION & MISSION

Turn jobs into healthcare degrees.

The Apprenticeship College of Health is creating a world where every healthcare provider has a job-ready and community-based workforce, providing caregiver upward mobility and enhancing quality of patient care.

OUR FOUNDING PARTNERSHIP

FOUNDING PARTNERSHIP

Built on Experience. Backed by Impact.

The Apprenticeship College of Health (ACH) unites two proven leaders under one shared mission: transforming healthcare jobs into Apprenticeship Degrees. Founded on experience, not convention, ACH partners with healthcare employers to blend best practices in adult learning, on-the-job training, and credit for work, creating accredited, stackable Apprenticeship Degrees that are rigorous, practical, and affordable.

By combining the Healthcare Training Fund’s deep industry and work-based programs with Reach University’s nationally recognized Apprenticeship Degree, ACH delivers a tangible talent investment for employers while expanding life-long possibility for caregivers. Together, we are addressing the nation’s healthcare crisis.

WHAT MAKES ACH DIFFERENT

Offering the best of the liberal arts and work-embedded training

Proven Solution

Drawing on years of field experience and enhancement, ACH accelerates degree completion, enhances quality of care, and fosters career advancement, while addressing systemic challenges for employers, learners, and communities.

The Degree Difference

A healthcare apprenticeship now leads to a fully integrated, work-embedded college degree and industry certification — without stepping away from the job. The result: faster completion, radical affordability, and stronger preparation for career advancement.

A Sustainable Talent Investment

Employers have talent nearby, ready to enhance care. ACH redefines education: employees earn credits towards a debt-free degree and career advancement.

College that Works for Working Adults

ACH combines workplace learning with a liberal studies education, enhancing job readiness. Designed for working adults, ACH offers flexibility and support, placing degree achievement within reach.

OUR IMPACT

Building the healthcare workforce for today and tomorrow

ACH’s initial degree offering focuses on addressing behavioral health workforce shortages in the Pacific Northwest. In partnership with local providers, ACH creates a pipeline of credentialed specialists, ready to tackle the crisis at hand.

Radically Affordable College

Degree programs offered at $0 for the inaugural cohort and with no student loan debt to learners — easing recruitment, development, and retention of local talent for employers.

College in the Workplace

The workplace is the learner’s college campus, offering daily skill development, career exposure, community, and applied learning with no time away from the job. Coursework and seminars improve quality of care.

Credit for Learning at Work

On-the-job experience renders degree credit and stackable credentials, enabling seamless transfer between degree programs, faster completion (often in two years or less), and greater employee satisfaction, retention and growth.

LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE

Led by experts in education, workforce, and healthcare

ACH is stewarded by a cross-sector leadership team with deep expertise across higher education, workforce training, healthcare systems, labor partnerships, and entrepreneurship — setting a high bar for program quality and impact.