Chiropractic Education

BECOMING A CHIROPRACTOR
Two years after discovering the benefit of chiropractic care, D.D. Palmer opened the first Chiropractic college. It was 1897 in Davenport, Iowa, when the first Palmer Infirmary and Chiropractic Institute opened its doors. Less than a century later, there are 16 Chiropractic colleges in the United States and 8 in six foreign countries.

Candidates must complete a mandatory course of subjects before entrance into Chiropractic college. Two years of undergraduate courses with a heavy emphasis on basic sciences is required. Once in Chiropractic college, the four-year course of study is longer than that required of most medical students. In addition to classroom and lab work, each student Chiropractor must complete a period of internship during which students care for patients under the close supervision of instructors. This is often followed by an ex-ternship in the field at the office of a mentor Chiropractor.

A Chiropractor gets a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C) degree. Some Chiropractors also hold bachelors, masters, and other doctoral degrees as well. After graduation, each state has requirements for Chiropractors in the area of continuing education. Chiropractors receive advanced postgraduate training in almost every health area from nutrition to work safety and orthopedics, to name a few.

Chiropractic colleges in the United States include:

• Cleveland Chiropractic College of Kansas City - Kansas City, MO
• Cleveland Chiropractic College of Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
• Colorado College of Chiropractic (at Marycrest International University) - Denver, CO
• D'Youville College - Buffalo, NY
• Life University - Marietta, GA
• Life Chiropractic College West - Hayward, CA
• Logan College of Chiropractic - Chesterfield, MO
• National University of Health Sciences- Lombard, IL
• New York Chiropractic College - Seneca Falls, NY
• Northwestern Health Sciences University - Bloomington, MN
• Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport, IA
• Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida - Port Orange, FL
• Palmer College of Chiropractic West - San Jose, CA
• Parker College of Chiropractic - Dallas, TX
• Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic - Spartanburg, SC
• Southern California University of Health Sciences - Whittier, CA
• Texas Chiropractic College - Pasadena, Texas
• University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic - Bridgeport, CT
• Western States Chiropractic College - Portland, OR

Chiropractic colleges around the world include: