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 ExclusiveJon Barron
At age 16, Jon Barron worked under his father, one of the world's first food technologists, at a large grocery chain. They developed a new line of food products that sparked Jon's interest in food formulation and natural remedies. He forged ahead not, only with a nutraceutical company and a nonprofit foundation, but also with product formulation consulting. Today, Jon is working with leading companies such as Nestlé's spin-off, Sweet Success Enterprises, to make healthy food and beverage products more consumer-friendly and accessible.