Life Chiropractic College West
Hayward, CA 94545-2570
About Life Chiropractic College West
Life Chiropractic College West is a private research university in Hayward, California. Life Chiropractic College West awards degrees and certificates tracked in federal College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting.
Life Chiropractic College West: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Life Chiropractic College West—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
What Life Chiropractic College West is known for
Top program completions
- Chiropractic169
- Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer1
See earnings & programs for more.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Life Chiropractic College West.
Campus
Location
Hayward, CA
City / state
- ZIP
- 94545-2570
- NCES locale
- Rural fringe
See Rural college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.
Control
Institution type
Private Non-profit
Control
- Region
- Far West
- Carnegie
- Special Focus Four-Year: Business and Management
Size
Enrollment
- Graduate
- 618
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Life Chiropractic College West.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Life Chiropractic College West was 0.00%.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Life Chiropractic College West in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
N/A% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Life Chiropractic College West in 2024 is N/A students.
Graduate enrollment is about 618 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
N/A%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
0.00% 100% Completion Time
0.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Life Chiropractic College West completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Chiropractic: 50% male / 50% female
- Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer: 0% male / 100% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
What do Life Chiropractic College West graduates earn—and in which programs?
Financial value and program completions for Life Chiropractic College West from College Scorecard and IPEDS extracts.
Return on Investment
ROI data is not available for this institution.
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Life Chiropractic College West.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 2 programs by IPEDS completions (3 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Life Chiropractic College West.
Employment Outcomes
Employment outcome data is not available for this institution.
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Life Chiropractic College West graduates.
Institutional resources
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Life Chiropractic College West—instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Instructional Resources
- Full-time faculty share: 33.9%
- California median 5.4 pp below median (39.3%)
- Far West median 11.8 pp below median (45.7%)
- U.S. median 24.0 pp below median (58.0%)
- Average faculty salary (monthly): $8,247
- California median 0.81× the median ($10,166)
- Far West median 0.86× the median ($9,635)
- U.S. median 1.1× the median ($7,615)
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $18,924
- California median 2.9× the median ($6,474)
- Far West median 2.7× the median ($7,030)
- U.S. median 2.6× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Scorecard instructional metrics where reported.
Life Chiropractic College West at a glance
Life Chiropractic College West
Life Chiropractic College West is a private non-profit institution in Hayward, CA, classified as Special Focus Four-Year: Business and Management.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- ChiropracticRadiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
Schools near Life Chiropractic College West
Other campuses in Hayward, CA when available, plus nearby institutions in California.
Similar schools
Peers with the closest outcomes profile within California (completion, retention, and earnings).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Life Chiropractic College West located?
Life Chiropractic College West is located in Hayward, CA.
How much does Life Chiropractic College West cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
Is Life Chiropractic College West public or private?
Life Chiropractic College West is a private nonprofit institution located in Hayward, CA.
Is Life Chiropractic College West an HBCU?
No. Life Chiropractic College West is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Life Chiropractic College West a tribal college?
No. Life Chiropractic College West is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Life Chiropractic College West religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Life Chiropractic College West in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.