Type Private President William E. Morgan Postgraduates 748 Phone +1 972-438-6932 Number of students 977 | Established 1982 (1982) Undergraduates 229 Undergraduate tuition and fees 14,650 USD (2015) Founded 1982 | |
Former names Parker College of Chiropractic Address 2540 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75229, USA Similar Texas Chiropractic College, Life Chiropractic College, Logan University, Cleveland Chiropractic College, Sherman College of Chiropractic Profiles | ||
Parker University is a private American nonprofit university, that was founded as a college of chiropractic. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees in a number of health care-based programs. Its campus and its affiliated chiropractic and massage therapy clinic are located in Dallas, Texas. The university operates a second chiropractic clinic in Irving, Texas, at the site of its first campus. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Council on Chiropractic Education, and the Commission of Massage Therapy Accreditation.
Founded in 1982 as "Parker College of Chiropractic", the school was renamed "Parker University" in 2011. In 2015, Parker installed chiropractor William E. Morgan as the university's seventh president. As of 2016, the school has 977 students, all in-state.