Appalachian College of Pharmacy

What Appalachian College of Pharmacy does

Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) is a private, accredited pharmacy college founded in 2003 and headquartered in Oakwood, Virginia, in the Appalachian Mountains of Buchanan County. It delivers Virginia's only three-year accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program — a 140+ credit, 33-month curriculum with over 1,700 hours of experiential training (IPPE and APPE) that matches traditional four-year programs' classroom and clinical hours while saving students roughly one year of tuition and living expenses. ACP's mission centers on preparing pharmacists for rural and underserved communities, operationalized through the Pharmacists in Community Service (PICS) program (100 required community service hours) and clinical rotations in community, hospital, ambulatory, and rural outreach settings.

The portfolio extends beyond PharmD to include a Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) program (46 credits over three terms) and a fully online Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) program with monthly cohort starts. ACP operates from three sites: its Oakwood main campus, the Roanoke Higher Education Center (classes launched fall 2025), and the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. Recruitment runs through PharmCAS centralized applications and an extensive early-assurance partner network spanning 13 undergraduate institutions (3+3 pathways), 5 community colleges (2+3 pathways), two PharmD+MBA partners (Radford, University of Pikeville), and one PharmD+DO articulation with Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. ACP is governed by a Board of Trustees, led by President Mickey McGlothlin and Provost/Dean Dr. Susan L. Mayhew, and holds full ACPE and SACSCOC accreditation.

Name

Appalachian College of Pharmacy

Legal name

Appalachian College of Pharmacy

Website

https://acp.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Appalachian College of Pharmacy is a private, accredited pharmacy college in Oakwood, Virginia, offering Virginia's only three-year accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy program. It serves aspiring pharmacists, serving rural and underserved Appalachian communities through a 33-month curriculum and pathway partnerships with 16+ institutions.

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Product category

Pharmacy Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Pharmacy (EDAHAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Pharmacy education
• Doctoral pharmacy programs
• Accelerated pharmacy degree
• Public health education
• Pharmacy technician training

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Doctor of Pharmacy Tuition: Three-year PharmD program tuition of $37,500 total (fees not included). Students pay per term with tuition and fees varying by academic level (P1, P2, P3).
2. Certified Pharmacy Technician Program: Online CPhT program tuition of $3,300 plus program fees including criminal background check ($209), immunizations ($100), supplies ($100), state registration ($35), exam preparation ($60), and PTCB certification exam ($129).
3. Doctor of Public Health Program: DrPH program with 46 credits over three academic terms, including hands-on experiential learning.

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Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Appalachian College of Pharmacy provides higher education conferring the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree through Virginia's only three-year accelerated PharmD program. The college also offers a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program and an online Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification program, with instruction delivered on the Oakwood, Virginia campus and at distance learning sites in Roanoke and Abingdon.

Product overview

Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) offers a portfolio of healthcare education products centered on its accelerated three-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program — Virginia's only three-year PharmD. The core product is supplemented by a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program and an online Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification program. ACP's programs are delivered through a unified platform combining on-campus education at its Oakwood, Virginia headquarters with distance learning sites at the Roanoke Higher Education Center and Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center. Additional products include early assurance pathways (3+3 and 2+3) with partner institutions, a PharmD+MBA dual degree option, articulation agreements for PharmD+DO completion, pharmacy summer camps for middle/high school students, experiential education rotations (IPPE and APPE), and the PICS community service program. Student support services (PASS tutoring, faculty advising, peer mentoring, disability services, counseling) are integrated into the educational experience. Financial products include federal student loans, scholarships, and grants. The institution operates on a borrower-based academic year with financial aid processed through third-party servicer Financial Aid Services, Inc.

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Products and services

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Program Virginia's only three-year accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy program requiring completion of 140 credits including more than 1,700 hours of experiential coursework. Allows students to enter the workforce one year earlier than traditional four-year programs, with total tuition of $37,500 and no PCAT or bachelor's degree requirement (only 72 prerequisite credit hours).
• Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Program Interprofessional Doctorate in Public Health Leadership program consisting of 46 credits over three academic terms, including hands-on experiential learning, designed to equip graduates for high-level community health leadership positions addressing rural and underserved population health needs.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) Program Online certification program for pharmacy technicians offering rolling admissions with new cohorts beginning monthly. Total cost is $3,300 tuition plus program fees (background check $209, immunizations $100, supplies $100, state registration $35, exam preparation $60, PTCB certification exam $129). Includes preparation for the PTCB certification exam.
• 3+3 Early Assurance Pathway Accelerated pathway allowing students to earn both a Bachelor's degree and Doctor of Pharmacy in six years instead of eight. Students complete three years at a partner four-year university then transition to ACP for the three-year PharmD. Partners include Bluefield University, Emory & Henry University, King University, Liberty University, Lincoln Memorial University, Union Commonwealth University, and University of Virginia's College at Wise.
• 2+3 Early Assurance Pathway Accelerated pathway allowing students to earn both an Associate's degree and Doctor of Pharmacy in five years instead of six. Students complete two years at a community college partner then transition to ACP for the three-year PharmD. Partners include Mountain Empire Community College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, Southwest Virginia Community College, Virginia Highlands Community College, and Wytheville Community College.
• PharmD + MBA Concurrent Degree Program Dual-degree program allowing students to earn both Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration concurrently in three years instead of five. Partner institutions include Radford University and University of Pikeville.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Roanoke Higher Education AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ACP classes offered at Roanoke Higher Education Center as distance learning option for second-year students. Virginia legislation added ACP representative to RHEA Board of Trustees.
• Bluefield UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Bachelor's + Doctor of Pharmacy in six years instead of eight.
• Emory & Henry UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Bachelor's + Doctor of Pharmacy in six years instead of eight.
• King UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Bachelor's + Doctor of Pharmacy in six years instead of eight.
• Liberty UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Bachelor's + Doctor of Pharmacy in six years instead of eight.
• Lincoln Memorial UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Bachelor's + Doctor of Pharmacy in six years instead of eight.
• Union Commonwealth UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Bachelor's + Doctor of Pharmacy in six years instead of eight.
• University of Virginia's College at WisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner3+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Bachelor's + Doctor of Pharmacy in six years instead of eight.
• Mountain Empire Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Associate's + Doctor of Pharmacy in five years instead of six.
• Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Associate's + Doctor of Pharmacy in five years instead of six.
• Southwest Virginia Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Associate's + Doctor of Pharmacy in five years instead of six.
• Virginia Highlands Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Associate's + Doctor of Pharmacy in five years instead of six.
• Wytheville Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2+3 Early Assurance Pathway partner allowing students to earn Associate's + Doctor of Pharmacy in five years instead of six.
• Radford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmD + MBA dual-degree pathway partner allowing students to earn both degrees concurrently in three years instead of five.
• University of PikevillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmD + MBA dual-degree pathway partner allowing students to earn both degrees concurrently in three years instead of five.
• Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmD + DO pathway partner providing ACP graduates with guaranteed interview for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy: Another Virginia-based private Doctor of Pharmacy program; competes with ACP for in-state applicants and faculty, and is the most direct same-state competitor given Virginia's limited number of pharmacy schools.
• University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Pharmacy: Private, faith-based Doctor of Pharmacy program in rural Appalachian Kentucky with a mission comparable to ACP's rural-health focus; also a listed PharmD+MBA dual-degree partner of ACP, making it both competitor and adjacent collaborator.
• East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy: Public Doctor of Pharmacy program located in the Appalachian region (Northeast Tennessee / Southwest Virginia border), directly contesting ACP for rural-Appalachian applicants and clinical training partners.
• Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine: Osteopathic medical school with a parallel rural-community mission and an existing PharmD+DO articulation with ACP; comparable in scale, mission, and interprofessional rural-training focus.
• Hampton University School of Pharmacy: HBCU-based private Doctor of Pharmacy program in Virginia; directly competes with ACP for Virginia-resident applicants and represents another small private pharmacy school in the same state regulatory environment.
• Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences: Private North Carolina pharmacy school and the alma mater of ACP's Assistant Dean Dr. Andy Bowman; the closest match in size, private-college structure, and accelerated-pathway positioning.
• Belmont University College of Pharmacy: Private Doctor of Pharmacy program in Nashville, Tennessee; comparable in size, faith-affiliated small-college structure, and reliance on focused regional applicant pools.
• Sullivan University College of Pharmacy: Private Kentucky-based Doctor of Pharmacy program with a similarly career-oriented, accelerated curriculum orientation; competes with ACP for the broader Appalachian / Mid-South applicant pool.

Broad incumbents

• Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy: The largest and most established public Doctor of Pharmacy program in Virginia; operates a much broader portfolio and is the dominant incumbent ACP must differentiate against on cost, time-to-degree, and rural mission.
• Creighton University School of Pharmacy: Nationally established Jesuit private pharmacy school with broad academic offerings and a deep clinical-partner network; represents the scaled private-pharmacy incumbent benchmark against which ACP's differentiated niche must compete.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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