Future Students
Why Choose Parker?
Your decision on which college to attend will affect the rest of your life. There are 17 chiropractic colleges in the United States and they are very different from each other and will have a profound influence on the way you treat patients and run your practice. Many times students will know if the school is or is not right for them within minutes of being on campus. There are many distinguishing features of Parker College of Chiropractic.
Parker offers a Doctor of Chiropractic degree program as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Anatomy and Bachelor of Science degree of Health and Wellness increasing your future career options
Nine Trimester system; Four-year academic program completed in three calendar years, which allows you to start your practice sooner
Offers nine techniques that correct vertebral subluxations, as well as advanced chiropractic business and practice building courses
Students start clinical experience in their first trimester; hands-on clinical training from day one
Technologically advanced classrooms are web-enabled, which enhances your learning experience
Excellent research facility and programs that keep you up-to-date on current chiropractic research
State of the art gross anatomy lab and radiology facilities
Continuing education programs available after your fifth trimester which include acupuncture, sports practitioner, neurology, posturology, pediatrics, occupational injuries of extremities and scoliosis correction
Ninety-four percent of faculty have terminal degrees
Dr. Fabrizio Mancini, president of Parker College of Chiropractic, was mentored by our legendary founder, Dr. James W. Parker. He shares the philosophy of Dr. Parker and is infusing not only our institution, but the whole profession, with the necessary passion and vitality to carry the profession into the 21st century. The students and staff feel he genuinely cares about them, which creates a warm family atmosphere. He enjoys meeting applicants when they come for a tour. This is what one prospective student recently said about Dr. Mancini:
"As we stepped onto the grounds for the first time and made our way to admissions, I recognized you, the president, walking towards us. Let me say that I recognize the president of my undergraduate college, and I have even walked past him on a few occasions. However, each time, we have merely smiled, nodded and possibly said hello, as is customary when making eye contact with another person.
You did not pass me with a simple nod of the head. You stopped and introduced yourself to me and to my wife and leaned over our stroller and said hello to my three-month-old son. I was positively dumbfounded and I fumbled past a mouthful of cotton to return the introduction. You then handed me your business card with the offer to call if ever I needed anything.
I walked away from that encounter uplifted. Within five minutes of setting foot on the campus for the first time, I had met and spoken with the president. I felt instantly vindicated in the blind faith which led me to Parker and knew then that my reasons for wanting to be a DC were embodied in Parker. I felt the loving warmth of a healer, and the driving strength of many healers dreams. I felt I had found my rightful place and my new home. It is with these feelings that I eagerly await the beginning of the January trimester, and the start of this great period in my life."