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 ExclusiveKelli Fangmeier, BS
Kelli Fangmeier is a science teacher at Bennington Public Schools in Nebraska. She earned her undergraduate degree from Chadron State College: a bachelor's of science degree with an emphasis in chemistry and a minor in human biology. She was a senior research student at Chadron State College and completed this research as part of her senior capstone course.