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Chiropractic Schools in South Carolina

South Carolina has one CCE-accredited Doctor of Chiropractic program, in the upstate. Here is what the school publishes, and what the South Carolina board requires.

Written by Dr. Ben Glass, DC — Life Chiropractic College West, 2012 · in practice in Oakland, CA since 2012 · former Life West facultyLast reviewed: September 22, 2026

Sherman College of Chiropractic is a single-purpose college: it exists to run one program. The campus is at Boiling Springs, just outside Spartanburg, in the upstate corner of South Carolina. What follows is what the college publishes about its own program, checked against the Council on Chiropractic Education's published accreditation actions.

The one South Carolina program

Sherman College of Chiropractic — near Spartanburg

At 2020 Springfield Road, Boiling Springs, South Carolina, outside Spartanburg; the Council on Chiropractic Education lists the campus as Spartanburg, SC. Sherman publishes that “the program runs 14 quarters, or about 3.5 years of year-round study,” and that the college “enrolls new students four times a year — winter, spring, summer, and fall.” Sherman is a single-purpose college built around the Doctor of Chiropractic. Our Sherman profile · sherman.edu

Accreditation status

The Council on Chiropractic Education publishes its accreditation actions twice a year, including sanctions. Here is the most recent published action for this program.

Sherman College of Chiropractic

Council action: “Continued” — July 2026 meeting, announced August 4, 2026.

No sanction and no area of weakness. The Council found the program meets the standards for program effectiveness, licensing exam success and program completion rates, finances, and research and scholarship. Next activity: self-study report fall 2027, comprehensive site visit spring 2028.

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 South Carolina

South Carolina licenses chiropractors through the South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners, under the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The board is the only authority on what it requires, and it publishes its licensure requirements, examination information and continuing education rules on its own site.

The board is the only authority on this. South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners

What this page will not do

There is only one accredited program in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina?

One: Sherman College of Chiropractic, at Boiling Springs outside Spartanburg. It appears in the Council on Chiropractic Education's published accreditation actions, checked September 22, 2026.

How long is chiropractic school in South Carolina?

Sherman College of Chiropractic publishes that the program runs 14 quarters, or about 3.5 years of year-round study, and that the college enrolls new students four times a year in winter, spring, summer and fall.

Is Sherman College in Spartanburg or Boiling Springs?

Both descriptions are in use. The campus address Sherman publishes is 2020 Springfield Road, Boiling Springs, South Carolina, just outside Spartanburg, and the Council on Chiropractic Education lists the campus as Spartanburg, SC.

What do you need to be licensed as a chiropractor in South Carolina?

South Carolina licenses chiropractors through the South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners, under the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, which publishes its own licensure requirements, examination information and continuing education rules. The board is the only authority on this; check its site before you rely on anything here.

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