Huntington College of Health Sciences

Huntington College of Health Sciences
117 Legacy View Way
Knoxville, TN 37918

Website: www.hchs.edu
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 865-524-8079 extension 3
Phone: 800-290-4226

Founded in 1985, Huntington College of Health Sciences offers master’s degrees in business administration and science in nutrition. They are not regionally accredited, charge $900 per 3-credit course ($11,100 per degree program), and allow students to make payments. It is estimated that it costs $2,100 for textbooks per master’s degree program. Incarcerated students have 16 weeks to complete each course and can receive an extension for $50.

Huntington College of Health Sciences also offers correspondence courses for prisoners at the undergraduate level

Huntington College of Health Sciences (Undergraduate)

117 Legacy View Way
Knoxville, TN 37918
865-524-8079 or 800-290-4226
www.hchs.edu
[email protected]

Accreditation: Distance Education and Training Council, Accrediting Commission

Tuition: $597 per 3 credit hour course; $3,582 to $25,273 per program (proposed to increase in 2014)

Payment Plan: Can make 2 payments over 2 months

Textbooks: $600 to $6,000 estimated cost per program; individual courses vary

Transfer: Diploma program 6 credit hours; associate program 45 credit hours; bachelor’s 95 credit hours

Time Limit: 4 months; $50 for a 3-month extension

Degrees: Diploma programs: Comprehensive Nutrition; Dietary Supplement Science; Integrated Personal Training; Small Business Management; Sports Nutrition; Women’s Nutrition
Undergraduate degree programs: Associate of Science in Applied Nutrition; Bachelor of Health Science in Nutrition

Course Categories: Biological Sciences; Business Administration; Chemistry; Child Development; Communications; English; Exercise Sciences; Health Sciences; Herbal Sciences; Mathematics; Nutritional Sciences; Psychology; Social Sciences

Course Delivery: Paper-based

Media Component: None

Catalog: 71-page catalog (2013)

Application Fee: $75 application fee; $100 per diploma program; $200 per degree program

Founded: 1985

Comments: They have several incarcerated students who either handwrite or type their assignments and mail them in for grading. No computer access is required. The average time to complete a course is 10 weeks.

Other Sections: Graduate 

Huntington College of Health Sciences (Graduate)

117 Legacy View Way
Knoxville, TN 37918

865-524-8079, ext. 3 or 800-290-4226
www.hchs.edu
[email protected]

Accreditation: Distance Education and Training Council, Accrediting Commission

Tuition: $900 per 3 credit hour course; $11,100 per program (cost proposed to increase in 2014)

Payment Plan: Possible to pay Tuition in 2 consecutive payments over 2 months with no interest

Textbooks: $2,100 per program (estimate); individual costs vary

Transfer: 18 credit hours for a master’s degree

Time Limit: 4 months; $50 for a 3-month extension

Degrees: Healthcare Master of Business Administration; Master of Science in Nutrition

Course Categories: Biology; Business; Chemistry; Education; Health Sciences; Nutritional Sciences

Course Delivery: Paper-based

Media Component: None

Catalog: 71-page catalog (2013)

Application Fee: $75; $200 per degree program

Founded: 1985

Comments: They have several incarcerated students who either handwrite or type their assignments and mail them in for grading. No computer access is required. The average time to complete a course is 10 weeks. The maximum amount of time to complete a course is 16 weeks, with a possible 12-week extension upon a $50 payment.

Other Sections: Undergraduate