Re: Concord is NOT a Harvard of any kind

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ABA graduate here, some DL schools are
ok, but alot are junk.

On 1/28/09, -- wrote:
> On 1/28/09, Iggy rip wrote:
>> Actually, Taft is about $2,000+ cheaper. I believe they are charging $7,000 a
>> year which is a lot. Still, it's cheaper than Concord. Taft has also been in
>> existence for over 20 years and will probably be around for a while. Concord
>> has it's place, and for those people who want to spend almost $40,000 on an
>> online law degree, go for it. I believe they have a great program, but it's
>> just too expensive. For me, it comes down to quality and value. Concord has
>> the quality but not the value. If they obtain Cal Bar approval, then, they we
>> are talking about a new ballgame.
>
> WOW! My state university law school (top tier) charges $13,000 per year tuition
> and you graduate in 3 years with an ABA degree. Now 3 x 13,000 = $39,000 or 4 x
> $7,000 = $28,000 I don't know about you but for $11,000 difference I'll go ABA
> (actually I did and graduated last year). Plus you can borrow every dime of
> tuition and living expenses for a low rate (just over 5&37; APR) from SallieMae
and
> not be charged any interest until you graduate.
>
> There is no financial advantage to online schools. You graduate a year earlier
> from an ABA school which will more than make up for any difference in cost by
> giving you an extra year of work as an attorney.
>
> DL is foolish if not totally incompetent.