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.
| Digital ExclusiveJapanese DCs Donate $10,000 to Chiropractic Centennial
The Doctors of Chiropractic Liaison Council of Japan (DCLC) has raised a total of $10,000 for the efforts of the Chiropractic Centennial Foundation (CCF). "DC" would like to extend a special thank you to the following chiropractors who have generously contributed the amounts listed below (100 yen equals approximately $1.18):
| Chiropractor | Amount Donated (yen) |
| Masahiro Goto | 20,000 |
| Kenzo Kase | 20,000 |
| Shingo Fukinbara | 20,000 |
| Tokuyuki Wakiyama | 70,000 |
| Mitsumasa Endo | 20,000 |
| Yoshihiro Suzuki | 20,000 |
| Yoshitaka Kinomura | 20,000 |
| Masayoshi Morita | 20,000 |
| Norihiro Yamada | 20,000 |
| Masayuki Hara | 20,000 |
| Fumiyasu Nakashima | 20,000 |
| Hiroharu Wakaki | 20,000 |
| Yoshikazu Nakano | 20,000 |
| Masaaki Sano | 20,000 |
| Kazuma Tsuji | 5,000 |
| Kouzou Kobayashi | 5,000 |
| Yoshikazu Fujiki | 5,000 |
| Shouichi Tamura | 5,000 |
| Toshikazu Fujiki | 5,000 |
| Yukio Akita | 5,000 |
| Teruhiko Kitou | 5,000 |
| Shinyuu Fujiwara | 20,000 |
| Udayuu Tada | 5,000 |
| Hisashi Mizuso | 5,000 |
| Kimio Mera | 10,000 |
| Masao Seki | 5,000 |
| Susumu Shinozuka | 20,000 |
| Takahiro Takigawa | 5,000 |
| Kaname Takahasi | 5,000 |
| Haruyasu Takamizawa | 5,000 |
| Masaaki Toda | 20,000 |
| Nobuo Takano | 5,000 |
| Hidenori Shinguu | 3,000 |
| Hiroshi Watanabe | 4,000 |
| Kouichi Kudou | 10,000 |
| Takahisa Suzuki | 10,000 |
| Kazuo Fujimaru | 5,000 |
| Masakatsu Aga | 5,000 |
| Hideko Kasuge | 10,000 |
| Isamu Yasuda | 10,000 |
| Grand Total | 527,000 Yen = $10,000 |