Financial pressure, enrollment declines and institutional challenges are emerging at several U.S. chiropractic colleges. Life Chiropractic College West's and Life University's struggles may be the most talked about but appear to be part of a larger story. And with recent USDE requirements threatening to hamstring federal student financing for DC degree programs, chiropractic education is facing questions for which it has no immediate answers.
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SAN LORENZO, CA - The students of Life Chiropractic College West recently elected student council officers:
Jim Pollard (president) is a sophomore from San Diego, California. He has earned an AA degree in biotechnology, and has a biotechnology research certificate from Mira Costa College in Oceanside. Jim is a former student council representative.
Seth Anderson (vice-president) is a sophomore and a native of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Seth has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin.
Stacey Goodson (secretary), a sophomore from Anchorage, Alaska, has attended the University of Alaska and Edmonds Community College. She is the vice-president of the Student ICA, president of the Life West Student ICA Club, and is a founding member of the college's Omega Sigma Phi Gamma chapter.
Michelle Arietta (treasurer), a sophomore, was raised in Auburn, California. Arietta has her BS degree in communications from California State University, Sacramento. She was a student council representative during her first quarter at Life West and has been the editor of Lifelines, the college's student newspaper, for the past three quarters. She is also a founding member of the Omega Sigma Phi Gamma chapter.
The officers are all members of the Student International Chiropractors Association.