A decade at the top of NBCE completion rates
Cleveland University - Kansas City, initially CCE-accredited in 1982 and renamed from Cleveland Chiropractic College, publishes some of the strongest self-reported NBCE numbers of any program. The school states its latest 4-year average (2022-25) shows 93.3% of graduates pass all four NBCE Parts and are eligible for licensure within six months of graduation. CUKC also says it has led the nation in NBCE completion rates for ten consecutive years, with a recent 4-year average completion rate of 95%, ahead of the next-closest school at 90.6%.
- Program: College of Chiropractic, 10-trimester DC program
- Campus: 10850 Lowell Avenue, Overland Park, KS
- Schedule: Three trimesters per year, three start dates per year, completable in 3 years 4 months
- Enrollment: 459 total students institution-wide, drawing from 29 US states plus Canada
Historic by-part figures the school has cited
CUKC has also shared older, more granular data from a Spring 2016 cohort: first-time Part I pass rate of 92.8% against a 74.1% all-institution average, and first-time Part II at 86.8% against a 73.6% average. Those numbers are dated and not a substitute for the current 4-year figure above, but they show the same pattern the school points to consistently: Part I is the exam where the gap between CUKC and the national average has historically been widest.
The Irene Gold Board Review
CUKC names its board-prep program directly: the Irene Gold Board Review, a lecture-style, optional weekend series held across three alternating weekends before boards, Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, with a review book provided. Students also have access to complimentary tutoring and academic support outside that formal review schedule.
Planning around the trimester calendar
On a 10-trimester program with three intakes a year, your cohort's Part I and Part II eligibility windows will fall at different points in the calendar year depending on your start date. The NBCE's own eligibility rule is constant regardless of school: Part I opens to eligible second-year students, Part II to eligible third-year students, Part III within nine months of graduation, and Part IV within six months, now held only at the NBCE's Assessment Center in Greeley, Colorado. Registering as soon as your registrar confirms eligibility keeps you inside CUKC's own strong completion pattern rather than scrambling near a deadline.
Practice with ChiroEDU
ChiroEDU's practice exams are built to feel like the real computer-based test: domain-by-domain exams for Part 1 and Part 2 with four attempts each, four mock exams for Part 3 with radiology, and PT exams with item analysis. Interested in helping classmates prep? ChiroEDU is looking for student reps at every school.
Sources: CUKC NBCE benchmarks · national completion-rate leadership · student resources · CUKC at a glance. Figures as published by the school; checked September 2026. ChiroEDU is independent and not affiliated with Cleveland University - Kansas City or the NBCE.