Northeast College Partners With Hunter College on Accelerated Chiropractic Degree Pathway

Students interested in pursuing a Doctor of Chiropractic degree now have a streamlined pathway to achieve their educational goals through a new partnership between Northeast College of Health Sciences, with campuses in Seneca Falls in New York's Finger Lakes region and on Long Island in the greater New York City metropolitan area, and Hunter College, a public university in New York City.

The articulation agreement provides Hunter College students enrolled in any Program of Emphasis with an accelerated 4+3 track that allows them to complete their undergraduate studies at Hunter before seamlessly transitioning into Northeast College’s Doctor of Chiropractic program.

Through this pathway, students can earn both a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College and a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from Northeast College in less time than pursuing the degrees separately, helping them enter the healthcare workforce sooner while reducing overall educational costs.

"Partnerships like this help expand access to healthcare education and create new opportunities for students," said Northeast College President Dr. Michael Mestan. "Our shared roots in New York make this collaboration with Hunter College especially meaningful as we prepare the next generation of doctors and healthcare leaders."

Northeast and Hunter College’s 4+3 Program Agreement

The 4+3 track lets students earn their bachelor's degree from Hunter, then automatically enter the Northeast Doctor of Chiropractic program. This allows students to earn both degrees a full year faster than it would take to earn each individually.

The partnership reflects a shared commitment by both institutions to support student achievement, enhance educational opportunities and prepare future healthcare leaders through high-quality academic and professional training.

For more information about Northeast College of Health Sciences and our degree programs, visit www.northeastcollege.edu.

For more than a century, Northeast College of Health Sciences has been dedicated to training healthcare’s future leaders. At Northeast, health and wellness are our central focus, driving everything we do. The College’s graduate and undergraduate academic programs in areas such as chiropractic, nutrition, human anatomy instruction, sonography, radiographic technology and massage therapy are rooted in Northeast’s mission and commitment to academic excellence, leadership and professional best practices. From our 286-acre main campus in N.Y.’s Finger Lakes region and our state-of-the-art branch campus on Long Island to our renowned faculty of expert practitioners, Northeast College provides a transformative educational experience, 100% dedicated to health sciences.

Hunter College is an anchor institution in New York City that has been making higher education accessible and affordable to New Yorkers since 1870. Founded by education reformer Thomas Hunter, it was the first institution to offer free public higher education for women in New York City and today is one of the nation’s most effective engines of opportunity and social mobility. One of the founding colleges of The City University of New York in 1961, Hunter is now the largest college in the CUNY system, generating innovation and catalyzing creativity across the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, and School of Health Professions. Among Hunter’s student body of 22,712, 89.7% are from New York City’s five boroughs, 70.7% are students of color, 164 countries are represented and 70 languages spoken, 36% of undergraduates are first-generation college-going, and 56% are eligible for federal Pell grants. These characteristics add up to make Hunter a designated Minority-Serving Institution, Hispanic-Serving Institution, and Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-Serving Institution that is No. 1 for social mobility among regional universities in the Northeast (US News & World Report) and No. 2 nationally for “best value” (The Wall Street Journal).