Kentucky's accredited program is young: the Council on Chiropractic Education awarded Campbellsville University's School of Chiropractic initial accreditation at its January 2025 Council meeting. The school is not on the main Campbellsville campus; it sits in Harrodsburg. What follows is what the university publishes about its own program, checked against the Council's published accreditation actions.
The one Kentucky program
Campbellsville University School of Chiropractic — Harrodsburg
At 974 University Drive in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on Campbellsville University's Harrodsburg campus rather than its main campus. The university publishes that “the program is 10 trimesters long and takes just a little over three years to complete,” and describes it as “a rigorous 10-semester (trimester-first) professional degree program comprising over 4500 instructional hours,” of which “over 1000 hours occur in a clinical setting, most during direct patient care.” Its accreditation statement reads that the program “is awarded programmatic accreditation by The Council on Chiropractic Education.” Campbellsville's School of Chiropractic
Accreditation status
Kentucky's program is the newest in the country, and the Council has reviewed it twice since accrediting it.
Campbellsville University — School of Chiropractic
Council action: “Continued” — July 2026 meeting, announced August 4, 2026.
No sanction, but with a flag. The Council found the program meets the standards for program effectiveness, licensing exam success and completion rates, finances, and research and scholarship. “However, the program's licensure exam success rates reflect emerging at-risk trends that warrant close monitoring. Therefore, the Council has identified an area of weakness in student achievement” and requires a progress report. Next activity: self-study report fall 2027, progress report December 2027, comprehensive site visit spring 2028. Initial accreditation was awarded at the Council's meeting of January 10 and 11, 2025.
What an area of weakness means. It is not a sanction. The Council continued accreditation and flagged something it wants to watch, requiring a progress report by a set date. It sits a step below probation.
Every action above is quoted from the Council's published accreditation-action announcements at cce-usa.org/cce-news.html, checked September 22, 2026. The Council publishes actions twice a year, so check there for anything more recent than that date.
How chiropractic licensure works in Kentucky
Kentucky licenses chiropractors through the Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The board's own license application checklist sets out these requirements:
What Kentucky requires
National boards. Official copy of your NBCE scores. The board's checklist states that Parts I to IV are required in Kentucky and must come directly to the board from the NBCE.
Transcripts and diploma. Official copies of your chiropractic college transcripts and your undergraduate transcripts, sent directly from the school, plus a copy of your chiropractic college diploma.
Fee. A $350 application fee, by check or money order payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer.
The board is the only authority on this. Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners
What this page will not do
There is only one accredited program in Kentucky, so there is nothing here to rank and no verdict to offer. What the page can do is tell you what the school publishes about itself and what the state requires of you, so that when you visit, you are asking better questions than a brochure can answer. That is the actual recommendation: go, sit in a class, and talk to students two years ahead of you.
If cost is part of the decision, median federal debt and four-year earnings are published program by program on the Findings page. For the earnings question on its own, see how much chiropractors make. For the timeline question, see how long chiropractic school takes.
Sources and dates. Accreditation status and Council actions are taken from the Council on Chiropractic Education's published accreditation-action announcements at cce-usa.org/cce-news.html, checked September 22, 2026. Program length and format are quoted as each school publishes them on its own site, checked the same day. Licensure information is taken from the state authority named above, checked September 22, 2026. Requirements change; confirm with the board before you rely on anything here.
FAQ
How many chiropractic schools are in Kentucky?
One: Campbellsville University's School of Chiropractic, located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. It appears in the Council on Chiropractic Education's published accreditation actions, checked September 22, 2026.
How long is chiropractic school in Kentucky?
Campbellsville University publishes that the program is 10 trimesters long and takes just a little over three years to complete, comprising over 4,500 instructional hours, of which over 1,000 hours occur in a clinical setting.
When did Campbellsville University's chiropractic program get accredited?
The Council on Chiropractic Education awarded initial accreditation at its Council meeting of January 10 and 11, 2025, announced on February 5, 2025. At its July 2026 meeting the Council continued accreditation and identified licensure exam success rates as an area of weakness requiring a progress report.
What do you need to be licensed as a chiropractor in Kentucky?
The Kentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners requires an official copy of your NBCE scores, with Parts I to IV required in Kentucky and sent directly from the NBCE, official chiropractic college and undergraduate transcripts sent directly from the school, a copy of your chiropractic college diploma, and a $350 application fee. Confirm current requirements with the board before you rely on anything here.
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