Cleveland Chiropractic College

Cleveland Chiropractic College
Established	1922-Present
Religious affiliation	Private, non-religious
President	Dr. Carl S. Cleveland III
Location	Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Campus	Suburban/Urban
Website	www.cleveland.edu

Cleveland Chiropractic College The Cleveland Chiropractic College multicampus system is known primarily for its Doctor of Chiropractic degree program, but offers other educational options in the health sciences. The college was started by one of the first families of chiropractic and has locations in Kansas City and Los Angeles. It is the only chiropractic institution in the nation still under the leadership of a founding family member.^[1]

Cleveland Chiropractic College-Kansas City is located at 10850 Lowell Ave, Overland Park, Kansas 66210. The college has been in operation in Kansas City area since 1922 and has been at its current location since 2008. Cleveland Chiropractic College-Los Angeles was located at 590 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, California 90004. It had been in operation in Los Angeles since 1911, and had been at the location in Hollywood, since 1976. The campus officially closed after the ending of the summer trimester in August 2011.

History

In 1922, Dr. C.S. Cleveland Sr. and Dr. Ruth R. Cleveland, husband and wife started Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City with three students. As the next generation of doctors of chiropractic, their son, Carl Jr., and his wife, Mildred Allison, assisted in the growth of the profession and the College. Ratledge College was founded in 1908 in Guthrie, Oklahoma,^{[citation needed]} and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1911.^{[citation needed]} It came under the leadership of the Cleveland family in 1950 and was renamed Cleveland Chiropractic College of Los Angeles in 1955.^[2]

Today, the grandson of the founders, Dr. Carl S. Cleveland III, is continuing the tradition as president of the multicampus Cleveland Chiropractic College system. A fifth generation chiropractor, Dr. Ashley Cleveland, serves as multicampus provost.^{[citation needed]}

On March 3, 2011, Cleveland Chiropractic College system president, Dr. Carl Cleveland III, announced the decision of the Board of Trustees to cease operations at Cleveland Chiropractic College-Los Angeles, with its official closure done after the summer trimester of 2011 ending in August 2011.

Accreditation

The Cleveland Chiropractic College multicampus system is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in Chicago, Illinois.^[3] The Doctor of Chiropractic degree program of Cleveland Chiropractic College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education in Scottsdale, Arizona.^[4]

The Campus

Two primary buildings provide 177,000 square feet (16,400 m²) of space. In addition, these buildings house the public Health Center, the Student Clinic, a cafeteria, the Cleveland College YMCA Express Fitness Center and the Special Beginnings daycare center.

The college offers the Doctor of Chiropractic degree, a Master of Science in Health Promotion, Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and an Associate of Arts in Biological Sciences. Students pursuing these degrees, as well as students pursuing degrees in other health care professions, can take their prerequisite physical and life sciences courses in accelerated, eight-week intervals at the college. Accelerated academic programs allow students to earn degrees concurrently.^{[citation needed]}

Degree programs

• Associate of Arts in Biological Sciences
• Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
• Master of Science in Health Promotion (Kansas City only)
• Doctor of Chiropractic
  • Dual degree offering Bachelor of Science in Human Biology/ Doctor of Chiropractic

References

1. ^ Still led by a founding family member
2. ^ Ratledge in LA
3. ^ The Higher Learning Commission
4. ^ The Council on Chiropractic Education

See also

• List of chiropractic schools
• Chiropractic

External Links

• Cleveland Chiropractic College official website