After years of controversy, the final hopes of Quantum University School of Chiropractic may have died. Originally established in 1973 as Pasadena College of Chiropractic, in 1988 the school relocated to Pico Rivera and became Southern California College of Chiropractic. In January of this year, the school changed its name to Quantum University, School of Chiropractic (see "SCCC is Now Quantum University -- School of Chiropractic," Jan. 2, 1995 issue). Quantum University is comprised of three schools: chiropractic, homeopathy, and quantum healing, and professes its goals as "training students in the location, evaluation, and correction of vertebral subluxation." This is perhaps the closing chapter in the school's 25-year history.
In June of 1992, after SCASA lost its recognition from the U.S. Department of Education, the California Board of Chiropractic Examiners gave notice to the SCASA-accredited Southern California College of Chiropractic (as it was known then), that the college had three years to gain accreditation from the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE). In mid 1994, Southern California failed to gain accreditation from the Council on Chiropractic Education (please see "CCE Accreditation: Sherman's Deferred, California's Denied," Aug. 12, 1994 issue).
In a July 1995 meeting, after much testimony by the Quantum administration, students and supporters, the California Board gave notice to Quantum that the school's time had run out. Since the end of June, Quantum students have not been eligible to take the chiropractic licensing examination for California.
This loss of status leaves the approximately 700 Quantum students in a difficult situation. The California licensing regulations state that students must complete their final year at an accredited chiropractic college. This means that students who continue to take classes at Quantum will not be eligible for California chiropractic licensure unless they take their last year of classes at an accredited chiropractic college which accepts their units.
When "DC" contacted chancellor of Quantum University School of Chiropractic, Edwin Floyd, MD, DC, he stated that he would withhold his response until a future time, because of the sensitivity of the issues involved.
