Founded in 1919, New York Chiropractic College is in Seneca Falls, New York, approximately 41 miles southwest of Syracuse and 54 miles southeast of Rochester. The university had a National Board Score average more than 8 percent higher than the national average for 2007 and 2008, explains the college's website. A bachelor's degree is not required for admission to the school, but students must have previously completed 90 credits of baccalaureate education. The college mandates that some of these credits be comprised of courses in inorganic and organic chemistry, biology, physics, English, psychology, social sciences and humanities. Those admitted to the program spend three years and four months completing the course requirements, including 1,320 hours of clinical experience time.
New York Chiropractic College
P.O. Box 800
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
800-234-6922
nycc.edu
Palmer College of Chiropractic operates three locations in Davenport, Iowa; San Jose, California, and Port Orange, Florida, and has educated chiropractors since 1897. The school limits its enrollment to keep the average class size limited to 12 students, typically admitting less than 150 students to the Iowa and Florida campuses, and less than 30 students in California each year. Students must show evidence of 90 credits of undergraduate coursework to receive admission consideration, with prerequisites including English, psychology, social sciences, biology, chemistry and physics. The college's chiropractic program lasts for three years and four months and includes 4,620 hours of classroom instruction with students completing five clinical rotations. On all but one of the five sections of the National Board examination, Palmer College had a lower pass rate than the national average.
Palmer College of Chiropractic
1000 Brady St.
Davenport, IA 52803
800-722-2586
palmer.edu
Home to around 1,000 students, Northwestern Health Sciences University Northwestern College of Chiropractic is located in Bloomington, Minnesota, 10 miles south of Minneapolis. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of only 11-to-1 and has more than 150 affiliated clinical sites, giving students exposure to a wide variety of practice environments. According to the university's website, more than 90 percent of the college's graduates pass the national board examination on their first attempt, making the school well above the national average. Among the classes required for admissions consideration are biology, general and organic chemistry, physics or biomechanics, psychology, literature or speech and humanities and social sciences. Ninety credits of college-level coursework are required for admission. In addition to the medical component of study, students in the chiropractic program at Northwestern receive extensive training in business and marketing to prepare them for owning their own practices.
Northwestern Health Sciences University Northwestern College of Chiropractic
2501 W. 84th St.
Bloomington, MN 55431
800-888-4777
nwhealth.edu