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Western State College of Law

December 08, 2023

For the Colorado college, see Western State Colorado University.

Western State College of Law at Westcliff University is a private, for-profit law school in Irvine, California. It offers full and part-time programs and is approved by the American Bar Association.[5][6] Western State pays a fee to receive services from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).[7]

Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
Parent schoolWestcliff University
Established1966
School typePrivate for-profit law school[1]
DeanAllen Easley[2]
LocationIrvine, California, United States
33°23′35″N 117°27′14″W / 33.39304°N 117.45394°W / 33.39304; -117.45394
Enrollment198 (full-time)
110 (part-time)
Faculty27
USNWR ranking148th-194th (bottom 25%)[3]
Bar pass rate58% (July 2019 exam, first-time takers)[4]
Websitewsulaw.edu
ABA profileWestern State College of Law profile
View of the campus in Fullerton circa 2010. The school subsequently relocated to Irvine.

History edit

Western State College of Law was founded in 1966 in Orange County, California.[5][6] In 1987, the school applied for accreditation with the American Bar Association (ABA). Although the school was unsuccessful in this attempt, it was at the time accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges[8][9] and by the California State Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE).[10] The accreditation by the CBE made graduates eligible to sit for the California Bar Examination.[10]

By 1990, Western State had expanded to three campuses in California including locations in Fullerton, Irvine and San Diego. At that time, the school was the largest law school in California.[9][11] In 1995, Western State again began pursuing accreditation with the ABA for all three of its campuses.[12] In the latter half of the 1990s, the school underwent several changes as part of the accreditation process. In 1995, the school's San Diego campus became the independently owned Thomas Jefferson School of Law[13][14] and the following year, the school closed its Irvine location and consolidated students to its Fullerton campus.[8] In 1998, the school received provisional accreditation from the ABA[5] and opened a new law library.[15]

In 2000, the college's owners sold Western State to Argosy Education Group, which owned the school for a year before it was purchased by Education Management Corporation.[5][16] Western State was granted full accreditation with the ABA in 2005, and became the third for-profit law school to receive ABA approval.[5] In April 2012, the school was incorporated as one of the colleges of Argosy University and officially changed its name to Western State College of Law at Argosy University.[17] The same year, the school sold its property to California State University, Fullerton for roughly $18 million.[18] In January 2016, the campus moved to Irvine, California.

In October 2017, it was announced that the college of law was sold, along with the rest of Argosy University, to the Dream Center Foundation, a subsidiary of the Dream Center megachurch. The transaction was funded in part by the Najafi Companies, a private equity firm.[19] Critics have claimed that the sale and shift to non-profit status was designed to evade consumer protection regulations focused on for-profit institutions.[19]

In 2019, a federal court approved Westcliff University's plan to purchase the school and revert it to for-profit status.[20] The ABA allowed continued accreditation under the ownership of Westcliff University in December 2019.[21]

Academics edit

Programs edit

Western State offers both full-time and part-time programs.[5][22] The school offers two areas of focus through their Business Law Center and their Criminal Law Practice Center, which are aimed at preparing graduates for a career in business or criminal law through additional training, internships and networking with lawyers.[23] The law school also offers certificates in Immigration Law, Family Law, and Real Estate.

As of August 2019, the school had 274 full-time students and 149 part-time students, and 61 members of faculty.[24]

Bar passage edit

The school's bar pass rate was 48% for first-time takers of the July, 2022 California bar exam, ranking eighteenth out of eighteen California ABA accredited law schools.[25] The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate, which the ABA defines as the pass rate for graduates who sat for a bar exam within two years of graduating, is 76.63% for the Class of 2018.[26]

Rankings edit

U.S. News & World Report ranks the school in the quartile known as #148-194.[24] Among all law schools, Western State has the third-highest Diversity Index, as reported by U.S. News & World Report.[27] In addition, it received an A+ for Diversity in National Jurist's Best Law Schools.[28]

Costs edit

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at the Western State College of Law for the 2018-19 academic year is $63,692 for a student living at home and $77,126 for a full-time student that is self-supporting.[29]

Post-graduation employment edit

ABA Employment Summary for 2023 Graduates[30]
Employment Status Percentage of Graduates
Employed - Bar Passage Required
 
 58%
Employed - J.D. Advantage
 
 16%
Employed - Professional Position
 
 12%
Employed - Non-Professional Position
 
 2%
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred
 
 0%
Unemployed - Not Seeking
 
 2%
Unemployed - Seeking
 
 5%
Employment Status Unknown
 
 5%
Total of 85 Graduates

According to Western State's ABA-required disclosures, 88.3% of the Class of 2023 obtained employment ten months after graduation. 76.5% of the class obtained JD-required or JD-advantage employment. Excluding solo practitioners, 55.3% of the class obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment.[31]

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jeong Park (15 August 2019). "Western State College of Law in Irvine has a new buyer; classes will soon start for current students". The Orange County Register.
  2. ^ "Full-Time Law Faculty | Western State College of Law". www.wsulaw.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  3. ^ "Western State Law School at Westcliff University". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ^ http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/July2019-CBX-Statistics.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ a b c d e f Jeff Gottlieb (16 February 2005). "O.C. Law School Gets Accreditation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b Elaine Gale (5 August 1998). "Western State College of Law Is Judged Fit for ABA Accreditation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  7. ^ . aals.org. Association of American Law Schools. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  8. ^ a b Martin Miller (19 March 1996). "Western to Merge Sites in Bid for Bar OK". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  9. ^ a b Matt Lait (20 July 1992). "Law School's Minorities Get Cultural Help". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  10. ^ a b Marla Jo Fisher (20 December 2003). . The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013 – via calstate.edu.
  11. ^ Eric Lichtblau (12 July 1990). "Irvine: Western State Law Campus Will Open". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  12. ^ Anna Cekola (7 July 1995). "Countywide: Law School to Seek Bar Accreditation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  13. ^ Emily Cadman (2 May 2006). . San Diego Daily Transcript. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  14. ^ "History". tjsl.edu. Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  15. ^ Mimi Ko Cruz (6 January 1998). "Law School Adds Library in ABA Bid". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  16. ^ Deniene Husted (17 November 2000). "Fullerton Community News". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  17. ^ . edmc.edu. Education Management Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  18. ^ Raymond Mendoza (26 September 2012). "CSUF to acquire new property". The Daily Titan. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  19. ^ a b Ashley A. Smith (5 March 2017). "Large for-profit chain EDMC to be bought by the Dream Center, a missionary group". Inside Higher Ed.
  20. ^ Park, Jeong (15 August 2019). "Western State College of Law in Irvine has a new buyer". Orange County Register. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  21. ^ "American Bar Association Approves Western State College of Law Accreditation". www.businesswire.com. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  22. ^ "Western State College of Law at Argosy University". usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  23. ^ "Areas of Concentration". wsulaw.edu. Western State College of Law at Argosy University. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  24. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  25. ^ "General Statistics Report - July, 2022 California Bar Examination" (PDF). Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  26. ^ "Standard 509 Disclosure". www.abarequireddisclosures.org. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  27. ^ "Law School Diversity Index". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  28. ^ "Western State College of Law | the National Jurist". nationaljurist.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  29. ^ "Standard 509 Disclosure". www.abarequireddisclosures.org. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  30. ^ http://employmentsummary.abaquestionnaire.org/
  31. ^ "Standard 509 Disclosure". abarequireddisclosures.org. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  32. ^ "Adams snags $111,845 state job". Daily Press. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  33. ^ "Leslie Lee Alexander". members.calbar.ca.gov. The State Bar of California. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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  35. ^ "Mark Stephen Chasan # 117813 - Attorney Licensee Search". California Bar Association. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  36. ^ "Bonnie Michelle Dumanis". members.calbar.ca.gov. The State Bar of California. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  37. ^ "Duyen Ky Cao Nguyen". members.calbar.ca.gov. The State Bar of California. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
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  39. ^ a b . wsulaw.edu. Western State College of Law at Argosy University. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  40. ^ James Queally (7 December 2020). "As George Gascón takes office, campaign promises will be put to the test". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  41. ^ Carla Rivera (10 January 2011). "San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon named district attorney". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  42. ^ "Duncan Lee Hunter". members.calbar.ca.gov. The State Bar of California. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  43. ^ "Hunter, Duncan Lee". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  44. ^ "Q&A With HC Mangala Moonesinghe". lacnet.org. The Lanka Academic. 2000. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  45. ^ "Ruth Monicka Parasol". members.calbar.ca.gov. The State Bar of California. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  46. ^ Park, Carol (December 13, 2004). . Tribune Business News. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  47. ^ "George Oliver Wood". members.calbar.ca.gov. The State Bar of California. Retrieved 29 August 2013.

External links edit

  • Official website

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For the Colorado college see Western State Colorado University Western State College of Law at Westcliff University is a private for profit law school in Irvine California It offers full and part time programs and is approved by the American Bar Association 5 6 Western State pays a fee to receive services from the Association of American Law Schools AALS 7 Western State College of Law at Westcliff UniversityParent schoolWestcliff UniversityEstablished1966School typePrivate for profit law school 1 DeanAllen Easley 2 LocationIrvine California United States33 23 35 N 117 27 14 W 33 39304 N 117 45394 W 33 39304 117 45394Enrollment198 full time 110 part time Faculty27USNWR ranking148th 194th bottom 25 3 Bar pass rate58 July 2019 exam first time takers 4 Websitewsulaw wbr eduABA profileWestern State College of Law profile View of the campus in Fullerton circa 2010 The school subsequently relocated to Irvine Contents 1 History 2 Academics 2 1 Programs 2 2 Bar passage 2 3 Rankings 3 Costs 4 Post graduation employment 5 Notable alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory editWestern State College of Law was founded in 1966 in Orange County California 5 6 In 1987 the school applied for accreditation with the American Bar Association ABA Although the school was unsuccessful in this attempt it was at the time accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges 8 9 and by the California State Committee of Bar Examiners CBE 10 The accreditation by the CBE made graduates eligible to sit for the California Bar Examination 10 By 1990 Western State had expanded to three campuses in California including locations in Fullerton Irvine and San Diego At that time the school was the largest law school in California 9 11 In 1995 Western State again began pursuing accreditation with the ABA for all three of its campuses 12 In the latter half of the 1990s the school underwent several changes as part of the accreditation process In 1995 the school s San Diego campus became the independently owned Thomas Jefferson School of Law 13 14 and the following year the school closed its Irvine location and consolidated students to its Fullerton campus 8 In 1998 the school received provisional accreditation from the ABA 5 and opened a new law library 15 In 2000 the college s owners sold Western State to Argosy Education Group which owned the school for a year before it was purchased by Education Management Corporation 5 16 Western State was granted full accreditation with the ABA in 2005 and became the third for profit law school to receive ABA approval 5 In April 2012 the school was incorporated as one of the colleges of Argosy University and officially changed its name to Western State College of Law at Argosy University 17 The same year the school sold its property to California State University Fullerton for roughly 18 million 18 In January 2016 the campus moved to Irvine California In October 2017 it was announced that the college of law was sold along with the rest of Argosy University to the Dream Center Foundation a subsidiary of the Dream Center megachurch The transaction was funded in part by the Najafi Companies a private equity firm 19 Critics have claimed that the sale and shift to non profit status was designed to evade consumer protection regulations focused on for profit institutions 19 In 2019 a federal court approved Westcliff University s plan to purchase the school and revert it to for profit status 20 The ABA allowed continued accreditation under the ownership of Westcliff University in December 2019 21 Academics editPrograms edit Western State offers both full time and part time programs 5 22 The school offers two areas of focus through their Business Law Center and their Criminal Law Practice Center which are aimed at preparing graduates for a career in business or criminal law through additional training internships and networking with lawyers 23 The law school also offers certificates in Immigration Law Family Law and Real Estate As of August 2019 update the school had 274 full time students and 149 part time students and 61 members of faculty 24 Bar passage edit The school s bar pass rate was 48 for first time takers of the July 2022 California bar exam ranking eighteenth out of eighteen California ABA accredited law schools 25 The Ultimate Bar Pass Rate which the ABA defines as the pass rate for graduates who sat for a bar exam within two years of graduating is 76 63 for the Class of 2018 26 Rankings edit U S News amp World Report ranks the school in the quartile known as 148 194 24 Among all law schools Western State has the third highest Diversity Index as reported by U S News amp World Report 27 In addition it received an A for Diversity in National Jurist s Best Law Schools 28 Costs editThe total cost of attendance indicating the cost of tuition fees and living expenses at the Western State College of Law for the 2018 19 academic year is 63 692 for a student living at home and 77 126 for a full time student that is self supporting 29 Post graduation employment editABA Employment Summary for 2023 Graduates 30 Employment Status Percentage of GraduatesEmployed Bar Passage Required 58 Employed J D Advantage 16 Employed Professional Position 12 Employed Non Professional Position 2 Unemployed Start Date Deferred 0 Unemployed Not Seeking 2 Unemployed Seeking 5 Employment Status Unknown 5 Total of 85 Graduates According to Western State s ABA required disclosures 88 3 of the Class of 2023 obtained employment ten months after graduation 76 5 of the class obtained JD required or JD advantage employment Excluding solo practitioners 55 3 of the class obtained full time long term JD required employment 31 Notable alumni editAnthony Adams a former member of the California State Assembly 32 Leslie Alexander businessman former owner of the Houston Rockets Vito Barbieri an Idaho state representative 33 Roger Benitez a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Bob Chandler a former American football player 34 Mark Chasan founder of eMusic 35 Bonnie Dumanis the District Attorney for San Diego County 36 Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen a Vietnamese American personality and co host of Thuy Nga s Paris by Night shows 37 Michael Dvorak former Indiana state representative and St Joseph County Indiana Prosecutor 38 Mike Garrett a former American football player and former athletic director at the University of Southern California 39 George Gascon the District Attorney for Los Angeles County 40 and the former District Attorney for San Francisco 41 Duncan Hunter a former member of the United States House of Representatives and 2008 Presidential candidate 42 43 Ross Johnson a former long time California state legislator 39 Mangala Moonesinghe a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Ambassador 44 Ruth Parasol the founder of PartyGaming 45 Dick Walsh a former Major League Baseball executive 46 George O Wood the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God 47 References edit Jeong Park 15 August 2019 Western State College of Law in Irvine has a new buyer classes will soon start for current students The Orange County Register Full Time Law Faculty Western State College of Law www wsulaw edu Retrieved 2019 11 22 Western State Law School at Westcliff University U S News amp World Report Best Law Schools Retrieved 24 April 2020 http www calbar ca gov Portals 0 documents July2019 CBX Statistics pdf bare URL PDF a b c d e f Jeff Gottlieb 16 February 2005 O C Law School Gets Accreditation Los Angeles Times Retrieved 29 August 2013 a b Elaine Gale 5 August 1998 Western State College of Law Is Judged Fit for ABA Accreditation Los Angeles Times Retrieved 29 August 2013 Non Member Fee Paid Schools aals org Association of American Law Schools Archived from the original on 17 July 2012 Retrieved 29 August 2013 a b Martin Miller 19 March 1996 Western to Merge Sites in Bid for Bar OK Los Angeles Times Retrieved 29 August 2013 a b Matt Lait 20 July 1992 Law School s Minorities Get Cultural Help Los Angeles Times Retrieved 29 August 2013 a b Marla Jo Fisher 20 December 2003 Jury s out on law school s future Western State University O C s oldest law college is in danger of losing its ABA accreditation The Orange County Register Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 23 October 2013 via calstate edu Eric Lichtblau 12 July 1990 Irvine Western State Law Campus Will Open Los Angeles Times Retrieved 29 August 2013 Anna Cekola 7 July 1995 Countywide Law School to Seek Bar Accreditation Los Angeles Times Retrieved 29 August 2013 Emily Cadman 2 May 2006 Thomas Jefferson dean aims to improve law education quality San Diego Daily Transcript Archived from the original on 4 December 2013 Retrieved 29 August 2013 History tjsl edu Thomas Jefferson School of Law Retrieved 29 August 2013 Mimi Ko Cruz 6 January 1998 Law School Adds Library in ABA Bid Los Angeles Times Retrieved 29 August 2013 Deniene Husted 17 November 2000 Fullerton Community News Los Angeles Times Retrieved 29 August 2013 History edmc edu Education Management Corporation Archived from the original on 3 May 2016 Retrieved 29 August 2013 Raymond Mendoza 26 September 2012 CSUF to acquire new property The Daily Titan Retrieved 29 August 2013 a b Ashley A Smith 5 March 2017 Large for profit chain EDMC to be bought by the Dream Center a missionary group Inside Higher Ed Park Jeong 15 August 2019 Western State College of Law in Irvine has a new buyer Orange County Register Retrieved 21 August 2019 American Bar Association Approves Western State College of Law Accreditation www businesswire com 2019 12 19 Retrieved 2020 03 23 Western State College of Law at Argosy University usnews rankingsandreviews com U S News amp World Report Retrieved August 29 2013 Areas of Concentration wsulaw edu Western State College of Law at Argosy University Retrieved 19 September 2013 a b US News Best Grad Schools Western State College of Law at Argosy University Archived from the original on 2017 05 25 Retrieved November 22 2019 General Statistics Report July 2022 California Bar Examination PDF Retrieved December 22 2022 Standard 509 Disclosure www abarequireddisclosures org Retrieved 2020 03 23 Law School Diversity Index U S News amp World Report Retrieved March 23 2020 Western State College of Law the National Jurist nationaljurist com Retrieved 2020 03 23 Standard 509 Disclosure www abarequireddisclosures org Retrieved 2019 11 22 http employmentsummary abaquestionnaire org Standard 509 Disclosure abarequireddisclosures org Retrieved 2019 11 22 Adams snags 111 845 state job Daily Press 8 December 2010 Retrieved 22 May 2023 Leslie Lee Alexander members calbar ca gov The State Bar of California Retrieved 27 October 2015 Douglas S Looney 12 July 1982 The Bare Facts Are He s A Star Sports Illustrated Retrieved 29 August 2013 Mark Stephen Chasan 117813 Attorney Licensee Search California Bar Association Retrieved 2023 04 14 Bonnie Michelle Dumanis members calbar ca gov The State Bar of California Retrieved 29 August 2013 Duyen Ky Cao Nguyen members calbar ca gov The State Bar of California Retrieved 29 August 2013 The Voter s Self Defense System Vote Smart Retrieved 8 June 2021 a b Alumni Hall of Fame wsulaw edu Western State College of Law at Argosy University Archived from the original on 15 September 2013 Retrieved 19 September 2013 James Queally 7 December 2020 As George Gascon takes office campaign promises will be put to the test Los Angeles Times Retrieved 9 December 2020 Carla Rivera 10 January 2011 San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon named district attorney Los Angeles Times Retrieved 29 August 2013 Duncan Lee Hunter members calbar ca gov The State Bar of California Retrieved 29 August 2013 Hunter Duncan Lee bioguide congress gov Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved 29 August 2013 Q amp A With HC Mangala Moonesinghe lacnet org The Lanka Academic 2000 Retrieved 29 August 2013 Ruth Monicka Parasol members calbar ca gov The State Bar of California Retrieved 29 August 2013 Park Carol December 13 2004 Profile Dick Walsh Executive Director of the Ontario Convention Center Former California Angels Executive VP and GM Tribune Business News Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved July 7 2015 George Oliver Wood members calbar ca gov The State Bar of California Retrieved 29 August 2013 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western State College of Law amp oldid 1172063731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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