Online Law School for Working Professionals and the Best Bar Review Courses in California
Inspired by Ray Hayden, J.D. (I found his website when I was preparing for the First-Year Law Students' Examination), I decided to make it transparent on the process in selecting the ideal law school for working professionals like me and the best bar review course in California.
The Best Online Law School for Working Professionals
As a certified court interpreter in Los Angeles and running a translation company full time, I consider myself a busy working professional. In order to choose a law school that I can earn a juris doctor (JD) degree and be eligible to sit for the California Bar Exam, I would need to find a law school that is fully online and has the highest bar exam pass rates and reasonable tuition costs. For this, I chose Northwestern California University School of Law.
An Online Law School Accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California
Northwestern California University School of Law is an online law school (correspondence-based distance education law school) established in 1982. It allows students to study law at their own pace online, at home, and it is ideal for a working adult like me.
In addition, the school just received accreditation from the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California in 2020, meaning that students would not need to take the First-Year Law Students' Examination (FYLSE, also known as the "baby bar"). Before the accreditation, students would have to pass the one-day FYLSE in order to proceed to their second year studies of law.
Currently, no online law school is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) because the ABA does not accredit any online law schools.
Online Law School with the Highest Bar Exam Pass Rates
Before I applied to Northwestern California University School of Law, my research indicated that Northwestern California University School of Law had one of the highest bar exam pass rates among all correspondence or online law schools. The results of bar exam pass rates are published by the California Bar Association twice a year, and so far, Northwestern California University School of Law is still one of the online law schools with the highest bar exam pass rates. (You can do your own research).
Reasonable Tuition Costs
When I enrolled in Northwestern California University School of Law, the tuition was $2850 per year. This is before its accreditation in 2020. Currently, its tuition is at $3900, which is still very reasonable compared to other online law schools.
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