Join Our Discovery Weekends on April 25th & 26th, at Hayward, CA Campus | May 16th, 2025 at Bellevue, NE Campus
Join Our Discovery Weekends on April 25th & 26th, at Hayward, CA Campus | May 16th, 2025 at Bellevue, NE Campus
You don’t settle. You don’t flinch. You don’t back down.
You’ve trained your body. Now it’s time to train your mind—to help others move, perform, and live at their best. At Life West, our Doctor of Chiropractic program is built for those who think like athletes and lead like clinicians.
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This isn’t personal training. This is a doctorate-level education in human performance, injury prevention, and advanced hands-on care—designed to put you at the forefront of sports health and chiropractic innovation.
Whether you’re working with elite athletes or everyday movers, you’ll gain the clinical skills, scientific foundation, and real-world experience to make a lasting impact.
The game may change—but your drive doesn’t. Put it to work at Life West.
A clinically-driven curriculum designed to connect hands-on, clinical experience with academic studies in real-time.
Dive into the science and research using the same technology trusted by elite athletes around the world.
From our nationally ranked rugby program to 100+ clubs, Life West is the place for sports-focused chiro students.
Begin technique and simulation labs in your first quarter. Train in our Technology Training Center, and progress into patient care at one of the most advanced Health Centers in chiropractic education.
Our quarter system lets you start when you’re ready—4 intakes/year in California and 2 in Nebraska. Graduate in as little as 3–3.5 years, and start changing lives sooner.
Life West students graduate with more clinical experience than any chiropractic program in the world.
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Life West Research is advancing our understanding of health & chiropractic using biomarker technology in our Human Performance Research Lab. Our in-house portfolio of research equipment includes devices for measuring HRV (Heart Rate Variability), EEG technology, and actigraphy tools that track movement and sleep quality.
Our research team & students are studying how chiropractic care affects resilience, sleep, and overall vitality—not just in illness, but in peak wellness. This cutting-edge research supports our commitment to whole-person health and evidence-informed practice.
Whether you’re training future Olympians or helping everyday movers reclaim their strength, the Nexus Brain Center is where chiropractic meets neuroscience — and where you learn to lead. Students gain direct experience with advanced, non-invasive neurological assessment and recovery tools — the same technology trusted by elite athletes around the world. From HRV and EEG tracking to neurofeedback and athletic performance metrics, Nexus bridges brain function with physical performance.
Whether you’re training future Olympians or helping everyday movers reclaim their strength, this is where chiropractic meets neuroscience — and where you learn to lead.
Learn HRV and EEG tracking, x-ray & analysis, cone beam tomography and so much more.
Many chiropractors lean into sports-focused specializations, building practices around optimizing athletic performance
Gain hands-on experience with Bay Area athletes—and join one of our 11 annual Global Service Trips, delivering chiropractic care to communities in Mexico, Tonga, India, and beyond.
Whether your goal is to work with professional athletes, open a performance-based clinic, or simply help people move and live better—Life West is your next play.
At Life West, students can sharpen their skills and expand their network through hands-on programs and specialty clubs like the Sports Performance Club and Applied Kinesiology Club—perfect for future leaders in sports health.
Most schools take a sequential approach to their curriculum – classroom studies followed by the clinic component. At Life West, our Clinically Inspired Learning curriculum approaches the two in tandem so students see the real-time application of their academic studies in the clinical environment.
Life West students graduate with more hands-on, clinical experience than any other program
Gain invaluable hands-on experience while bringing care to communities in Tonga, Mexico, and India
Students are encouraged to wrap up their final quarters under the mentorship of a Preceptor Doctor in a location of their choosing
Whether you’re drawn to the sunshine and geography of Northern California or the charm, seasons and affordability of The Midwest, Life West has two fantastic locations to pursue a Chiropractic degree.
Located in the heart of The San Francisco Bay Area
Located just outside of Omaha, Nebraska
Exploring what a chiropractic degree program looks like? While you’ll find answers to all of your questions here on our website, we’ve consolidated information about the topics we discuss most often in our Admission eBook – everything from a dive into the curriculum to a year-by-year breakdown of what to expect. Download a copy today.
