Texas Chiropractic College at a glance
- Program: Doctor of Chiropractic, trimester system
- Campus: 5912 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, TX
A catalog that spells out every eligibility rule
Most chiropractic schools leave NBCE eligibility timing to internal advising. TCC's 2024-25 Catalog and Student Handbook lays it out directly:
- Part I: available after completing Trimesters 1-4 coursework; every student must sit all six sections before entering Clinic I
- Part II: available after completing Trimesters 1-7 coursework; all six sections must be completed before graduation
- Physiotherapy: available after 120 hours of physiotherapy coursework, passed with a C or higher
- Part III: due within 9 months of graduation, after passing Part I
- Part IV: due within 6 months of graduation, after passing Part I, for students in Trimester 9 or 10
That level of detail means you can map your own trimester progress directly against NBCE requirements without guessing.
NBCE dates built into the school calendar
TCC's academic calendar lists specific "NBCE Part I/II/III & PT/IV" dates every trimester right alongside orientation, finals, and commencement. For example, the Fall 2025 calendar names NBCE Part II dates in late September and Part III/PT dates in mid-October. The catalog doesn't use the phrase "on campus" for these windows, but scheduling them into the school's own term calendar, term after term, is a strong sign that TCC coordinates testing sessions closely with the NBCE's calendar rather than leaving students to arrange it entirely on their own.
Where to get help
TCC directs students toward their individual state Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB.org), and college library resources for exam preparation, with the Registrar's Office handling eligibility certification for each Part. There's no in-house board-review course named in TCC's published materials, so most students supplement with outside review resources on their own timeline.
TCC's licensing-exam results and results by Part
Texas Chiropractic College publishes a student outcomes page with its NBCE licensing results, a source the catalog does not repeat. The current table lists the classes of 2022 through 2025 and counts all graduates who passed all parts of their licensing exams or were licensed within six months. Archived editions of the same page list the classes of 2011 through 2020 on an earlier basis that counted graduates who attempted an exam. We did not find a published figure for the class of 2021. TCC revised several earlier years between editions, so the latest version is shown and marked.
| Graduating year | Passed all Parts, of graduates who attempted an exam | Passed all Parts or licensed, of all graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 69.3% (52 of 75) | — |
| 2012 | 78.3% (54 of 69) | — |
| 2013 | 69% (43 of 62) † | — |
| 2014 | 77% (44 of 57) † | — |
| 2015 | 86% (51 of 59) † | — |
| 2016 | 87% (59 of 68) † | — |
| 2017 | 84% (53 of 63) | — |
| 2018 | 84% (49 of 58) | — |
| 2019 | 79% (53 of 67) | — |
| 2020 | 81% (67 of 83) | — |
| 2022 | — | 87.1% (61 of 70) |
| 2023 | — | 81.3% (52 of 64) |
| 2024 | — | 91.2% (62 of 68) |
| 2025 | — | 90.1% (64 of 71) |
Earlier versions of the page also gave pass counts by Part for each exam session, from Fall 2010 through Spring 2017. TCC says its Part IV figures cover students taking the exam for the first time, and does not label the other Parts.
TCC NBCE pass rate by Part and exam session, number passed of number tested
| Exam session | Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2010 | 53% (10 of 19) | 64% (18 of 28) | 67% (20 of 30) | 63% (31 of 49) | 87% (27 of 31) |
| Spring 2011 | 65% (32 of 49) | 65% (28 of 43) | 81% (30 of 37) | 11 of 26 ‡ | 89% (41 of 46) |
| Fall 2011 | 67% (20 of 30) | 62% (16 of 26) | 68% (19 of 28) | 86% (38 of 44) | 69% (22 of 32) |
| Spring 2012 | 74% (25 of 34) | 65% (28 of 43) | 78% (38 of 49) | 86% (25 of 29) | 83% (34 of 41) |
| Fall 2012 | 72.22% (13 of 18) | 70.37% (19 of 27) | 92.59% (25 of 27) | 85.7% (36 of 42) | 93.33% (28 of 30) |
| Spring 2013 | 82.35% (28 of 34) | 67.86% (19 of 28) | 78.57% (22 of 28) | 77.78% (14 of 18) | 83.87% (26 of 31) |
| Fall 2013 | 82.35% (14 of 17) | 77.78% (14 of 18) | 83.33% (15 of 18) | 87.1% (27 of 31) | 85.71% (18 of 21) |
| Spring 2014 | 83.72% (36 of 43) | 82.05% (32 of 39) | 66.67% (28 of 42) | 88.89% (16 of 18) | 89.19% (33 of 37) |
| Fall 2014 | 72.22% (13 of 18) | 59.09% (13 of 22) | 87.5% (14 of 16) | 94.74% (36 of 38) | 85.71% (12 of 14) |
| Spring 2015 | 82.86% (29 of 35) | 82.05% (32 of 39) | 95% (38 of 40) | 73.33% (11 of 15) | 97.56% (40 of 41) |
| Fall 2015 | 80% (16 of 20) | 81.82% (18 of 22) | 80% (20 of 25) | 86.27% (44 of 51) | 87.5% (21 of 24) |
| Spring 2016 | 68.89% (31 of 45) | 82.5% (33 of 40) | 81.08% (30 of 37) | 87.5% (14 of 16) | 92.11% (35 of 38) |
| Fall 2016 | 72.73% (16 of 22) | 77.78% (14 of 18) | 93.75% (15 of 16) | 79.49% (31 of 39) | 83.33% (15 of 18) |
| Spring 2017 | 77.78% (21 of 27) | 88.24% (30 of 34) | 94.44% (34 of 36) | 81.25% (13 of 16) | 97.06% (33 of 34) |
‡ The school's published percentage does not match its own published counts, so the counts are shown instead. † The school's archived pages show more than one figure for this year. The most recent published figure is shown. A dash means the school's files do not show a figure for that year.
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Sources: TCC licensure information · 2024-25 Catalog and Student Handbook. Figures and dates as published by the college; checked September 2026. The year-by-year tables above come from the school's own published disclosures, linked here as archived copies where the current page no longer shows them: archived copy, Nov 2012 · archived copy, Jan 2014 · archived copy, Feb 2015 · archived copy, Sep 2015 · archived copy, Aug 2017 · archived copy, Feb 2018 · archived copy, Aug 2018 · archived copy, Feb 2020 · archived copy, Jul 2021 · school page (checked Sep 2026). ChiroEDU is independent and not affiliated with Texas Chiropractic College or the NBCE.