Very sad how they treated our Godson in his educational dreams of being a chiropractor. He chose Sherman over going to medical school because he's passionate about the component of skeletal health as part of a holistic approach to health care. We are a family of physicians and health related professionals , and it is shocking how Sherman did not uphold the "do no harm." You are hypocrites to the hippocratic oath. Most graduate schools are money-makers, but none have been as bad as Sherman. Politics, bullying and extreme judgement are deeply part of Sherman's mantra. Thankfully our boy was able to transfer out and I hope no parent ever pays a dime to a school that does not allow for conversations about medicine and holistic approaches. Plenty of better-rated small chiropractic schools out there. My other concern is the death of the kid the professors wouldn't treat with medicine because he was brainwashed into thinking that medicine was the devil and he knew he'd be bullied if he sought real medical help! read more

I am a Sherman College graduate ('90) and now I am a faculty member. This college has always had a family atmosphere and it has only gotten better in the last 3 decades. The college is on the cutting edge with state-of-the-art x-ray and analysis equipment, and I never witnessed any institution strive for perfection in all areas to the extent that this college has. We are at the forefront of the profession with world-class researchers and widely known and well-respected faculty and administration. Most of all, we are not paying lip-service when we proclaim that we are "Obsessed with Student Success!" read more

Pros: Sherman college teaches that chiropractic should be specific and accurate, adjustments only given when necessary, and that true health comes from a nervous system that is free of interference. The power that organized the body heals the body, and when that power is operating at 100% with no interruption, "ease" is achieved and healing takes place. There are a select few professors(maybe 5) who truly want you to maximize your strengths as a doctor, and be awesome at helping people however YOU choose to do so. The campus is small and buildings are easy to navigate. The Farmers Table is the schools eatery and the food they offer is delicious. Cons: The school bashes all of medicine outside of a dire need for something like surgery or other life saving intervention. They say "if you need to see a medical doctor for something then go see one" to cover their butt. However if you exclaim to mostly any faculty member (with a few exceptions of course) that you think you need to see a general or medical practitioner they gasp in disbelief and ask "Have you not had your spine checked?" This extreme has been to the point that last quarter, a student had been sick for months(stated by his classmates), and was then found dead in his room by his roommate after missing several days of school. This comment is not to exploit their passing, its to try and set the tone for truly how brainwashed students become to think that a clear nervous system can allow the body to heal any ailment. To the point where they believe that there is no use for modern medicine. Students stop taking their behavioral medications and end up throwing chairs through windows because they were taught that medication only treats symptoms not the cause. The school is set on subluxation (spinal misalignment) being the ONLY thing that causes disease and correcting them is the only thing that a chiropractor should be doing in their office, and if your beliefs are different you will get heavily scrutinized. Simply wanting to include diet and exercise into a patients care plan tips off your peers, most professors, and definitely administration. I know this first hand because I had to publicly defend my beliefs to a group of my classmates after class when I saw a group of them gossiping about me making it known in class that I planned on implementing exercise and nutrition in my future office. Aside from all the drama, there is no preparation for you to learn how to adjust. Sure in technique classes they teach you how to set up on a segment, how it should move, and theoretically how you would thrust to adjust it. But needless to say there are students that are about to graduate that cannot adjust the spine. The university is blind to this because the few case doctors are so swamped with work to oversee they don't have any time to assist you in your techniques. Which brings me to the reason I transferred out of Sherman. They teach what they call "The Sherman Package" of adjusting. Which is a hand picked combination of about 4 different assessment techniques for analyzing and adjusting the spine(there are roughly 100+ different chiropractic techniques.) None of which are actually congruent with each other, which leaves students with so many questions about what they are finding when checking the spine, leading to "adjustments" being given that may not be necessary. I get that you need to practice to become proficient at something, but they want you to do all of this outside the walls of the institution. The president and vice president actually tell students to secretly practice adjusting outside of school in order to get good, instead of figuring a way to implement that learning in their self proclaimed "Greatest Chiropractic College in the World." (Sherman professors actually exclaim that you wont be proficient at spinal analysis until you're at least 5 years in practice.) So if you choose to practice any technique within its analysis protocol, you have to forge your findings on paperwork to fit the "Sherman Package" analysis. Numerous students sneak their own analysis by case doctors for approval, instead of being honest and asking for real help with the technique they want to use their whole life. Why don't they just ask for help you ask? Because they would either be judged heavily, or there physically isn't a staff member that is understanding or proficient in their technique to refer to. My advice would be to check out schools like Life University or Palmer College in this regard. They allow many avenues for a student to study what they want to, to become the chiropractor that they want to be, and practice doing what they want to do in school. Their clinic systems are much more individualized. If you are certified in a technique through a club or seminar, they acknowledge that you're proficient in something and allow you to practice whatever that is, in school. Sherman would have you ignore whatever your true aspiration is, until you graduate. read more

Honestly, this is a great Chiropractic College, I am not an alumni, but I am a previous student. You will learn how to adjust and have a firm grounding in vitalistic philosophy. Admittedly their philosophy has holes in it, but it is still trying to give you a vitalistic projection which is valuable. Admissions, financial aid, teachers were all great, with the exception of a couple teachers who really weren't great. However, you get those couple people anywhere, that is life. They are conservative in their view on Chiropractic, but whatever, you can do what you want upon graduation. So with all that said, I am giving Sherman three stars because when I attempted to return after leaving with a 3.9 GPA, they admitted me but would not consider my transcripts for transfer. I think they were hurt by my leaving and wanted to punish me if I returned, or something weird like that. read more

Sherman is great for one thing: manipulating potential students to join their cult-like college just to toss them aside & treat them like dirt the second they actually enroll. Your grades & treatment from (most) professors stem directly from your ability to brown nose. Politics play a huge role in the way this "institution" functions & the vast majority of students are afraid to voice their true opinions because faculty/staff will make their life hell. The clinic is a mess & case doctors gossip about students with other students. They only allow limited techniques & harshly criticize anyone who dare utter "nutrition" or "exercise" as if the spine is the end all be all to health, not to mention their strong discouragement & judgment to anyone who even considers seeing a doctor regardless of how sick they are. They'll claim otherwise but that's only to cover their butts if god forbid something were to happen. Behind closed doors it's an entirely different story & they will bully & harass you for even considering taking any form of medicine. They are the opposite of holistic. This criticism is me being as reasonable as possible. For your own wellbeing, do not give this place your money just to be treated poorly unless you play their game.Most education institutions respect their students to some degree considering the students are their customers, but not Sherman. read more

If your are looking for a premier chiropractic school to give you the foundation and that much more to serve your community through chiropractic, this is where you need to go. I will forever be indebted to Sherman for facilitating in me an education to change lives. Thank you Sherman! read more