Deciding on a career path can seem like a daunting task. While it's impossible to see how your future will pan out, one of the best ways to get a feel for a healthcare career is to speak with a current professional and learn the valuable information that got them where they are today.

Have you heard of Time Chunking? It’s a tool that busy professionals and students have adopted to keep their calendars important tasks before colleagues or peers fill it up with meeting invites—or study sessions that amount to more socializing than studying.

Everyone wants a healthy work-life balance, but not everyone can achieve it, especially in today's digital age where it's more challenging than ever to "shut off." In the healthcare field, a more balanced work-life approach has been proven beneficial.

A healthy work-life balance is a key ingredient in maintaining a successful career as a chiropractor. Dr. Kaitlyn Connors, a 2013 Northeast alumna, is a board-certified international chiropractic sports physician who owns her own private practice and is also an on-staff physician at a large multidisciplinary practice.

Chiropractic college is a unique journey that ends with a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) and begins a career in the most rewarding and fastest-growing healthcare field. Gathering the materials for your college application is the first big step, so be sure you have completed the prerequisites to ensure you get off to the right start. Here are the right prerequisites you need to attend Chiropractic college, as well as a helpful application checklist and some tips to strengthen your application.

Preparing for your future is exciting, especially when parts of the journey are uncharted and so many new experiences await. Chiropractic College is where your next adventure begins. You'll learn through real-life clinical and practical research and hands-on practice from expert mentor-practitioners in an array of diverse healthcare environments. So how can you prepare? Let's take a look at some common traits of chiropractors that contribute to a successful chiropractic career. 

CEOWORLD Magazine recently published something we've known at Northeast College of Health Sciences for quite some time: being a chiropractor is one of the highest-paying healthcare jobs you can have. 

Northeast's doctor of chiropractic program takes a patient-centered and evidence-based approach to natural healthcare. It's a truly immersive education, offering science-based learning and real-world experience to every chiropractic student. You'll study under some of the industry's preeminent chiropractic practitioners, and carry that experience over into your extensive clinical education in settings that could include Veterans Administration hospitals, athletic events, privately-owned chiropractic practices, community health centers, and more.

A graduate degree is an important investment, and with a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree, you'll get back more than you can imagine. To start, you'll have a career that allows you to earn a solid income: CEOWORLD recently ranked chiropractic work as one of the highest paying jobs in healthcare, with a mean salary of $148,041.

It's your life and your degree, and you have no time to waste. Once you know you want to pursue a career in natural healthcare, it's time to get down to business. There are a number of degrees that will support you as you weave graduate work into your existing life, learn at a fast pace and propel yourself into the rewarding career you want.