Texas Chiropractic College is a private, nonprofit, professional institution of higher education located in Pasadena, Texas, a city of 149,000 that lies in the Houston metropolitan region. Occupying a 16-acre campus, the physical plant includes classrooms, laboratories, library facilities, two auditoriums, faculty and administrative offices, educational and enrollment services, and a health center for internship training and public use. Texas Chiropractic College is coeducational and admits students from foreign countries as well as the United States. The college seeks men and women who demonstrate the maturity needed to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes expected of portal of entry health care providers.