Palmer College of Chiropractic

Palmer College of Chiropractic
Former names
The Palmer School and Cure
TypePrivate chiropractic college
Established1897; 127 years ago (1897)[1]
Endowment$58.8 million (2019)[2]
ChancellorDennis M. Marchiori[3]
Location
Davenport, Iowa, San Jose, California, Port Orange, Florida
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United States
Websitewww.palmer.edu
The first chiropractic school in the world in Davenport, Iowa

Palmer College of Chiropractic is a private chiropractic college with its main campus in Davenport, Iowa. It was established in 1897 by Daniel David Palmer and was the first school of chiropractic in the world. The college's name was originally the Palmer School and Cure and later became the Palmer School of Chiropractic.[4] Most early chiropractic schools were founded by Palmer alumni.[5]

  1. ^ "The Palmer Family – Palmer College of Chiropractic". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Chancellor and Board of Trustees – Palmer College of Chiropractic". Retrieved 13 August 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "History of Palmer Chiropractic". Palmer Chiropractic College. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
  5. ^ "Palmer College History". Palmer College of Chiropractic. Retrieved 2023-09-15.