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 ExclusiveWayne Bennett, DC, DABCO
Dr. Wayne Bennett, a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic-West, is in private practice in Prescott, Ariz. He is the current vice chairman of the Arizona Board of Chiropractic Examiners; a past president of the Arizona Association of Chiropractic; a former Arizona ACA delegate; and served on the Council for Chiropractic guidelines and Practice Parameters.