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 ExclusiveOperation Desert Correction
During the Gulf War and its aftermath, over half of the members of the New York Chiropractic Council (NYCC) have volunteered to give free chiropractic care to immediate family members of service personnel stationed in the Persian Gulf.
Council members call their program Operation Desert Correction. The program has received praise and the NYCC chiropractors have been glad to show their support of the troops and their families.