Monterey College of Law
| Monterey College of Law | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1972 |
| School type | Private Law School |
| Dean | Mitchel L. Winick |
| Location |
Seaside, CA, US 36°35′48″N 121°53′29″W / 36.59667°N 121.89139°WCoordinates: 36°35′48″N 121°53′29″W / 36.59667°N 121.89139°W |
| Enrollment | 120 |
| Bar pass rate | 25% (Jul 2015 1st time takers)[1] |
| Website | Monterey College of Law |
Monterey College of Law (MCL) is a private, non-profit law school founded in 1972 in Monterey, California. It provides part-time evening J.D. and Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) degrees. The school is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners[2] of the State Bar of California. The school is not an American Bar Association accredited law school.[3]
History
Monterey College of Law was founded in 1972 to serve the communities of the California central coast. Alumni are community leaders, judges, lawyers, and business professionals. In August 2005, the College of Law moved into its home within the higher-education enclave being developed on the former Fort Ord Army base.[4] The College of Law joins California State University, Monterey Bay and the Monterey Peninsula Community College in creating a rapidly growing educational destination for higher learning alongside Monterey Bay. The school opened its second building, a Certified LEED Platinum Community Justice Center,[5] in April 2010. By achieving LEED Platinum certification, it is only the second law school in the US to open a LEED Platinum facility.
In early 2015, the Monterey College of Law announced a merger with the University of San Luis Obispo, a registered unaccredited law school now located in Morro Bay, California, and with that location now called the San Luis Obispo College of Law.[6]
Academic programs
The J.D. academic program features a part-time, evening program with small classes. The College of Law is accredited by the California Board of Bar Examiners. J.D. graduates of the Monterey College of Law are eligible to sit for the California Bar Exam, and upon passing, be licensed to practice law in California.
The law school has also been authorized by the Committee of Bar Examiners to offer a one-year LL.M. in International Law starting in Fall 2012. In Fall 2010, the law school also opened a new first-year law school program in Santa Cruz to provide better opportunities for legal education in Santa Cruz County.[7]
Bar Passage
In 2015, the last year the California Bar Association published discrete school data, first time takers of the July 2015 examination from the Monterey College of Law had a pass rate of twenty five percent (25%) and repeat takers had a pass rate of eight percent (8%).[8]
References
- ↑ https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Statistics/JULY2015STATS.121715.pdf
- ↑ "Law Schools". The State Bar of California. 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". ABA website. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "An Evolution of BRAC Remedial Programs." Volume 1 No. 1. Fort Ord Reuse Authority. http://www.fora.org/Reports/ESCA_Vol_1_Issue_1%28final%29.pdf. Accessed July 17, 2010.
- ↑ Kera Abraham (2010). "Monterey College of Law presents its ultra-green Community Justice Center". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ Nick Wilson (2015). "SLO law school gets new owner". San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ Kurtis Alexander (2010). "(Press Release) Monterey law school to open satellite campus in Santa Cruz". Santa Cruz Sentinel. MediaNews Group-Bay Area News Group. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "General Statistics Report July 2015 California Bar Examination (" (PDF). California Bar Association. 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2017. Check date values in:
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