Working as a Student at Chiropractic College

Going to chiropractic college is essentially a full-time job. Depending on what track you take, 10-tri vs. 12-tri, you could be in as many as 26.5 credit hours or 30 credit hours respectively. This being said, most students like myself opt to not look for a job until they know that they can handle the course load. By tri 3 of 12, I knew I would be able to handle more responsibility, so I decided to apply for a work-study position at the University.

The perk of having a job on campus is that not only do your bosses understand that you are a student first, but they are also great at working around your class schedule. I  successfully tutored students for Biochemistry 2, worked at the front desk in Student Services, all while managing to stay on top of my studies.

Now, is this everyone’s ideal situation? Probably not, but I enjoy having another source of income other than the usual stipend every trimester.

On top of that, I am constantly meeting new students by tutoring for a class that is taken during the second trimester, and I get to catch up with older students when they come in to sign up for different events in Student Services.

Working in chiropractic college is not for everyone, but when you have the time management skills, it is most definitely doable!

Less Than 4 Years to a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree

Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC) is a private, nonprofit, chiropractic and health sciences university in Overland Park, Kansas, a suburb of the Kansas City metro. Most students earn their Doctor of Chiropractic degree (D.C.) in less than four years through a year-round, trimester schedule.

Points of distinction for the CUKC chiropractic degree include:

• In 2022, the CUKC College of Chiropractic completed its 100th anniversary as a chiropractic college, graduating more than 11,500 doctors of chiropractic.
• CUKC has multiple force-sensing tables in our on-campus Technique Simulation Lab, which increases student confidence in the psychomotor skills fundamental for the mastery of chiropractic adjustive technics.
• CUKC students begin hands-on classes as early as the first trimester. CUKC chiropractic students intern in the on-campus student and family chiropractic clinic, then advance to the on-campus public chiropractic clinic
• CUKC graduates score in the top tier for all parts (I, II, III, IV) of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) exams within six months of graduation.

If you have more questions about how to become a chiropractor, you’ll find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions in this FAQ blog.

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