Endeavour College of Natural Health Reviews 

We had a great experience with the team at Endeavour, especially Emma Lewis who made it very easy for us to create inspiring content and work alongside with.

I studied a 4-year bachelor of health science at Endeavour and graduated almost 3 years ago. I absolutely loved my time at Endeavour, Perth Campus.

Thanks to Endeavour I found my passion in a time when I was lost with what I wanted to do with my life. Naturopathy was the perfect modality for me to be able to fulfil my desire to help people, but also stay true to my values and faith in natural medicine.

The 4 years were some of the best years of my life. Whilst faced with the obvious challenges and pressures of a degree, I was surrounded by like-minded students of which many have become friends for life. The support from the lecturers and clinical supervisors were honestly fantastic. I could not have asked for a better study experience.

Upon graduating I was ready to hit the ground running in clinical practice with all the skills I needed to be career-ready and am currently successfully consulting in a busy practice.

I cannot recommend Endeavour enough. I will always be grateful that I found them and followed my passion.

I loved my time at Endeavour College. I graduated in 2019 and didn't have to cope with a lot of the big changes to online learning, so my experience may be different to the current degree, but overall it was wonderful!
The best part is the hands-on experience of the lecturers and clinic supervisors. Their actual clinical experience and wisdom creates so much trust and interest in the industry and provides more than the textbooks and content ever could.
I also loved the balance of traditional and modern information so that we learnt so much about the roots of naturopathy that is now supported by current research.
The one drawback would probably be the study load; in reality the degree should probably be 5 years because some semesters are intense, especially for students balancing jobs and families. I did complete it in 4 years but consider myself lucky.
It's a wonderful, small and close-knit college and I will always look back fondly on my time at Endeavour. I have my life-long friends who I am now lucky enough to consider colleagues.

The degree is very much overpriced (85k!) for the quality of education and clinical experience we receive. This is particularly notable since the online learning change. The students resisted the online learning, but the college wouldn't budge. The degree was already too expensive, but then you go to having 1 lecturer teach 50-100 students from their laptop, vs small classes of 15-30 students on campus, and you really start wondering where your money is going!
You work hard for 3 years, for your ‘clinical experience’ in your final year, but there’s not enough clients for you to see. You pay so much money just to sit around and hope someone might book an appointment. Given how much we're paying for this clinical experience, you'd think the college would be willing to do some marketing to at least get the clinic busy enough that each student could see at least a few clients a block.
The staff are generally great, and I've had some fantastic teachers. It's the institution that's letting the place down.
I would not recommend Endeavour to anyone, unless the college starts listening to the students making some real changes.
Endeavour really needs to step up and deliver what we’re paying for.

Endeavour College is a great place to learn, however, recent changes to the way content are delivered online has made it very difficult for students to learn and have an enjoyable experience. There are no opportunities for students to connect face-to-face with lecturers and the former pre-recorded lectures for the biological science subjects (the tougher ones to learn and absorb) have been deliberately made unavailable to students, forcing them to learn the content on their own by either reading slides or learning from textbooks. The students have asked the college to reinstate the pre-recorded lectures, however, the college refuses to do so, which I find it very disappointing.

I am a current student in the bachelor of health science naturopathy. I have studied a social work degree at another university in Australia, as well as a diploma in nursing, and i can say the structure and content at endeavour is on par. However, if you are interested in nutrition, pharmacology, biology, metabolism, herbal medicines, i can assure that you will love endeavour and meet so many likeminded people, in class, clinic and in the student online social groups.

I enjoy the flexibility of studying lectures and tutorials online, via recorded lectures and zoom tutorials. It means i can access some classes without having to drive into the city, find parking, and spend half the day getting home.
100% recommend endeavour if you are passionate about health, and committed to your studies (as biochemistry, biology and pharmacology classes are challenging)

Warning to all new students!
When you are in the first couple years of this degree, they treat you like you matter and like your learning experience is most important to them. However, going through the Clinical Practicum subjects is the most disappointing part & where the college shows its true colours. Don’t expect to have a nice experience, because the college cares more about your money than your learning experience.
You wait so long and study so hard to get to the final years of your studies, only to find the Clinical Practicum subjects are poorly managed and students are poorly supported. The wellness program they have in place is over complicated and stressful for students to navigate, and the school forgets to teach large parts of this which makes it difficult and frustrating.
The system in place does not allow you time to think due to all the ridiculous double handling of paperwork and unnecessary complex multifaceted parts of the consultation process that you try to get your head around - and in the end won’t be any use to your knowledge !!!
The staff on-site the campus do their best to help students however it’s the HODs (Heads of departments) who ignore emails and refuse to listen to what we need as students to make our learning environment less stressful and better to learn in. So you end up wasting much time on trying to figure out the struggles of the wellness system that have no use to you when you finish your degree!!
It seems there is a massive power struggle to get what WE PAY FOR as students and clients end up getting poor treatment as a result.
In fourth year clinic I only experienced struggle and turmoil which started to deplete my creativity and desire to learn. The fire I initially had prior to starting clinic was quashed by the lack of support from our HOD to make our environment less stressful and better for learning, more about researching our clients and finding our way as new naturopaths.
The clinical Practicum subjects have time changed at the last minute without consulting students!!! Then you are sometimes required to do make ups regardless of how many clients you have brought in. An absolute dick around.
I really regret studying at this facility.
I would NOT recommend students choose this college if they had other choices due to the poor treatment I received during my fourth year at the Adelaide Campus. Go do a health science degree somewhere else first.

Currently 2 year Nut Med Student.

This place gets some bad press and I can appreciate why however there are somewhat two sides to this.

Despite what people say, the content is on par with what you would expect to find and one of the bigger universities, in some cases other courses at bigger unis are much easier (I have completed subjects at Monash and Swinburne). 1st year chemistry and Physiology at endeavour, for example, meet the sufficient post grad medicine pre-req requirements for 2nd year Phys and Chem units at Melbourne uni.

This is part of the problem...The units are extremely content-heavy and condensed. Expect up to 100 slides in some 2 hour lectures. If you struggle with science subjects, you will need to be prepared for this. It's tough.

Class structure is poor. 2 hour lectures into 1 hour tutes. most of the time the lectures are battling to get through the slides so eat into tute time. If they do make it, most of the students are exhausted so just leave...

Don't expect much campus life. This is fine as a mature age, but I would be disappointed if i was younger looking for "a university experience"...expect to spend most of your times in a city building with no windows.

Overall I am happy with the course and my progression but that is largely due to the the fact I'm comfortable with self-guided learning, enjoy raw science subjects and have managed expectations. There is not much else out there in terms of integrative health degrees so if you are a motivated self-starter you will enjoy the challenge.

I have been studying at Endeavour for a period of 6 years and I believe study was only made possible at this academic level due to the flexibility Endeavour offers. Being a "Working Mum" I have been able to fit study into my lifestyle with Endeavour caters for understanding everyone has a life outside of study as well. The lecturers and staff are amazing and go beyond what is required because they enjoy being there as well. I enjoy it because everyone is on a similar path and it is a great learning environment. I feel confident upon almost completion to be a practitioner in the field of Nutrition.

I'm studying a bachelor of complementary medicine, 2 years deep full time, 1 year to go. Some subjects are awesome and I find fun and useful, others are incredibly boring and almost impossible to pass. They need to make the subject content more fun and exciting. I study completely online. I love the library, the library is amazing. the teachers aren't so great, most of them are pretty average and judgemental, there's a few that are top notch though. You've got to pretty much beg for help or they'll just give you the content and expect you to pass based on the lectures. I've had to study super smart to understand all of the concepts. I got 1 mark below a pass and they failed me. very uncompassionate. There are positive and negative aspects. There's no guaranteed job placement after the course. I originally wanted to study naturopathy with them, but now I'm thinking I won't do another course with them. I think I'll complete my bachelor, just for the satisfaction of completing a bachelor. but it'll take me a life time to pay off there super profit course fees, where is my money going??? paying for teachers that don't help me? paying the aircon bills on the campus' I rarely attend? hahahah it's a wonder. I DEMAND FREE EDUCATION FOR ALL BEINGS.

Great teachers

Homeostasis achieved! I have just completed my first term in Diploma of Remedial Massage Therapy at Endeavour's Sydney Campus, and I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience. Anthony Turri has been a supportive and knowledgeable lecturer. Encounters with the clerical staff have also been efficient and helpful.

My classmates come from such diverse backgrounds but we quickly consolidated as a friendly and collegial group. It is hard to find fault in a typical day that includes giving and receiving massages. We have also appreciated the opportunity to massage in the field ("City2Surf" at Bondi Beach). The LMS has made turning in assignments, rewatching videoclips and completing the online modules quite efficient. It's my first time doing tertiary studies since 1990 and much has changed.

Really looking forward to my next term. Thank you so much.

Endeavor college has all the makings for an educational institution however business practices such as courses having no prior educational requirement and hiring lecturers who have extreme views are letting the college down. The courses are designed very poorly, and whilst many lecturers acknowledged this over the years i was attending, nothing ever seemed to improve. Many lecturers at the college are passionate about their job, and want to see students succeed, however most of these individuals are alumni of Endeavor and therefore are not well rounded. During my time at Endeavor i was continually exposed to extreme and shocking claims such as "technically you can regrow limbs with the power of your mind", "there are 12tsp of salt in one can of coke" (there certainly are not) and "you can cure cancer by fasting".

Endeavor preys on people who want to get into the natural health industry, one they say is booming yet is slowly declining, job opportunities are scarce.

In addition, be warned, if you are planning on moving onto a masters degree at a recognized University Endeavor is not the place for you; many Universities reject to even give credits towards a bachelor degree because Endeavors units are not up to Australian standards.

I was so excited to begin my journey with endeavour and become a nutritionist. I’ve always had an interest in natural health and believed this was the most appropriate degree for me as it was more holistic. Since I have started there I have been treated extremely poorly, I have been bullied by one of my lecturers who has extreme views and it’s very unprofessional. I have had to lodge complaints to the uni and when I have assessment questions I have been yelled at and embarrassed in front of the entire class. Not only that, I get reminded every day on how high the failure rate is and she seems to be proud of how many people have to repeat human biology. It is not conducive to a positive learning environment. I have had to hire a tutor who is a doctor at my own cost and even he stated the assignments were poorly written and difficult to understand, and that’s after 8 years of medical studies and training to become a surgeon. For a uni that prides itself of natural therapies and holistic learning, I’m extremely disappointed. I would recommend that future students consider other universities before attending here and paying the larger fees.

Terrible company. I was a distance Ed student and couldn’t gain access to their online systems and portals yet they still charged me. Great business model. Provide a third rate service that people can’t access them forget it we won’t help but we will still charge you.

When you about to enroll they are very good service. Once study, need help or support from admin(Melbourne) you can ring 10time waiting more than hour or email them they don't care. Very poor service. They will contact you again when enroll time. Very disappointed, I stop and move to a better place now. Not recommend to anyone

I'm an alumni, and what can I say, Endeavour was a nightmare of a higher education provider from the get go. The entire time I was at Endeavour I felt like I was a pile of profit to them. Tutors and coordinators made assessments and clinic practicums unnecessarily difficult, and both myself and other students experienced bullying. There was inconsistency in marking and favouritism which is incredibly unprofessional. It was not uncommon to find students in tears. The infrastructure and amenities of the Melbourne campus are run down and desperately need an uplift - mould everywhere and crumbling bathrooms. Endeavour throws all their money at advertising for new students through glamourous open days, bright graphic advertisements all over the internet, and paid celebrity ambassadors; but as soon as you sign the dotted line and the fee-help gravy train comes rolling in - they couldn't care less about you or your student experience. My favourite phrase from another peer was: 'Bachelor of stress and misery', which was so surprising from an institution that preaches health and wellbeing.

Having studied at a prestigious Australian University before I went to Endeavour college means that I'm uniquely able to comment on the quality of the teaching - it is almost as if Endeavour has a chip on it's shoulder and they make assessments harder than they need to be, and ambiguous to complete. Supervisors are reluctant to impart information as well, which was so disappointing as students are there to learn. Perhaps they feel threatened by the new generation of practitioners?

God forbid you need an extension too, I was once told by a lecturer that I couldn't possibly be unwell for a week. I still retain that email. And that was the first and last time I applied for one.

I refused to fill out their graduate survey so that my initiative in being successful after graduating wouldn't help attract any more students and more $$$ - no way would I help them gain any more exposure.

Steer clear - seek another provider such as SSNT. Or better yet, consider whether a ~$70k study debt is even worth it for an already overly saturated industry where the average income is $42k/year.

I am currently a student working through a Bachelor of Nutrition. I have and am doing a combination of oncampus and online. I have come across some great lecturers and some not so good. But this subject is so interesting and so important and I like Endeavours range of subjects covered in the degree. I just wish the bad lecturers (eg posting about assessments but doing no more than copy and pasting what is already in the assessment guidelines and which students are aware of already) would go away.

Bad Acupuncture Course. You pay double the cost of Universities such as University of Technology, University of Western Sydney and the qualification is Acupuncture only and not internationally recognised. UTS, UWS and RMIT you are qualified for both Acupuncture AND Chinese Herbal Medicine and the course is Internationally recognised and you have an internship in a hospital in China.
Whilst at Endeavour they ran a practical class where you are required to work on other students to palpate them correctly and draw the channels to learn effectively. At the beginning of the semester there was only 3 of us but they decided to run it anyway. Towards the end of the semester there was only me left and Endeavour told me that i was required to bring my own person along to palpate and learn the channels on for the rest of the semester as well as for my final practical exam - ABSURD!