Charter and Program Registration

New York Chiropractic College was granted an Absolute Charter by the New York State Board of Regents on behalf of the New York State Education Department of the University of the State of New York.

New York Chiropractic College's Doctor of Chiropractic degree program, the Master of Science degree programs in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the Master of Science degree program in Diagnostic Imaging, the Master of Science degree program in Applied Clinical Nutrition, the Master of Science degree program in Clinical Anatomy and the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree program are registered by the New York State Education Department of the University of the State of New York.

Regional Accreditation

New York Chiropractic College and its degree programs are accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street , Philadelphia , PA 19104 , 215-662-5606 . The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation.

Next scheduled evaluation site visit: 2015
Last Accredited: 2005
Continuously accredited since: 1985

Professional Accreditation

New York Chiropractic College is accredited to award the Doctor of Chiropractic degree by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council of Chiropractic Education ( CCE ), 8049 North 85 th Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85258-4321; Tel: 480-443-8877.

Next scheduled evaluation site visit: 2015
Last Accredited: 2007
Continuously accredited since: 1979

The Master of Science in Acupuncture and Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine programs of the New York Chiropractic College are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), which is the recognized accrediting agency for the approval of programs preparing acupuncture and Oriental medicine practitioners. ACAOM is located at 7501 Greenway Center Drive, Suite 780, Greenbelt, MD 20770, (301) 313-0855; fax (301) 313-0912.

Pertinent Enrollment Statistics

• NYCC’s Doctor of Chiropractic program has a graduation rate of 91.0%. This rate represents the percentage of full-time students that entered in the Fall 2002 cohort, and earned the Doctor of Chiropractic degree from NYCC within the maximum timeframe.
• NYCC's 2004 Federal Stafford loan cohort rate is 0.0%.
• The College's Federal Perkins loan default rate is 0.0%.

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