Southern California University of Health Sciences

The inspiration

Southern California University of Health Sciences began as the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, founded on October 18, 1911, to train chiropractors¹ . That single-purpose school gradually widened into a university built around integrative, whole-person healthcare . SCU describes itself as the nation's first integrative whole health university, an idea that now shapes all of its programs² .

Who's behind it

The founders were Charles Cale and Linnie Cale, who started the school with classes taught in their own residence¹ . Today the university is led by President and CEO John Scaringe, who has served in that role since 2010³ .

What to order

• Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine: part of the College of Eastern Medicine, added as the school broadened beyond chiropractic .⁴
• Doctor of Physical Therapy and Doctor of Occupational Therapy: both offered in California and Phoenix .⁴
• Ayurvedic certificates and courses: short options spanning lifestyle coach to practitioner level .⁴
• Master of Science in Medical Science and physician assistant studies: added as the university restructured into its current form .

What people are saying

The other thread running through both the university's own materials and outside descriptions is the integrative, whole-person approach that blends conventional biomedical science with complementary care^2,5 .

Why you should try it

If you are staying in or around East Whittier, this 38-acre campus on the former Lowell High School site is a piece of local education history, a chiropractic college founded in 1911 that grew into a multi-program health sciences university .