Tuition & Fee Schedule

For first-term Life Chiropractic College West students, tuition and the $450 student fee are due by the end of the second week of the quarter. Subsequently, tuition/fees for cash-paying students are due and payable one month prior to the beginning of each quarter. Returning student tuition/fees are due on Thursday, one month before the first day of school. Tuition/fees not paid by these due dates are considered late and a late fee will be assessed. A domestic student is ineligible to attend class if payment of tuition/fees and any late fees are not made by the fifth day of class each quarter. Tuition/fees being paid with Federal Loans is deferred until the first day of school.

Students who are interns qualified to adjust patients must have paid all tuition/fees owing for the quarter in order to be registered as a student and eligible to adjust patients under the College’s Professional Liability policy. Interns who remain in arrears will be blocked from interning in the Health Center.

Effective Fall 2026 Tuition is $9,624 (subject to change) per quarter for full-time students (12 or more credits). For students with 11.5 credits or less, tuition is $802 per credit. A Student Fee of $450 is charged each quarter effective Fall 2026. A $25 collection fee is assessed for any check returned unpaid by the bank. Such checks must be made good within 5 business days after notification, or the student will be suspended from the College. College policy prohibits payment of tuition by credit card. Other fees (subject to change) include the application fee,$45; matriculation deposit, $200 (applicable towards first-quarter tuition); late registration fee, $10 to $200; graduation fee, $150; re-make examination fee, $40; and the late tuition payment fee, $30-$200. Personal checks, wire transfers (typically with an associated fee) and financial aid are accepted in payment of obligations due the College.

International Students

International students are billed at the domestic rate of tuition. By paying tuition by the posted due dates and having a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better and being a full-time student they qualify for a 20% deduction in tuition and fee charges.

GPA is not determined for the following quarter at the time tuition is due, thus an agreement is signed in the Business Office at the time of payment. The agreement states in part the following:

On the tuition due date I can deduct 20% from my tuition and fee charges with the agreement that if I do not meet the GPA requirements I will return during the first week of the new quarter and pay the remaining balance of my tuition.

If I fail to make my tuition payments on time, or if my check fails to clear the bank and is returned I understand that I lose the 20% credit. I will also accumulate late fees until the check is made negotiable.

Failure to comply will result in having my registration canceled.

Tuition and fee payments can be made by personal checks drawn on U.S. dollars, cashier’s checks drawn on U.S. dollars or wire transfers into college bank account. Transfer information is available from the Bursar.

Information on the estimated cost of required books and supplies appears in the sample student budget, available on the Cost of Program page as well as in the Life Chiropractic College West Student Catalog and Handbook.

Questions?

For questions about tuition payments, schedules or similar, please contact the Business Office at +1 (510) 780-4500 ext. 2740 or by email at accountsreceivable@lifewest.edu