Re: Northwestern California University School of Law

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There is no guarantee, even for Taft, ALU or Concord
which all have the SAME 5 YEAR APPROVAL.

Except that NWCU has been around longer then the above schools,
for a total of 27 years.

On 9/01/09, Thom wrote:
> But can they survive in future years? I went to their website and they
> tought the 5 year Cal Bar registration. Even the terrible University of
> Honolulu located in MODESTO, California received the same 5 years. So how
> big a deal can this be?
>
> Thom
>
> On 9/01/09, School is a good choice wrote:
>> NWCU has a large number of practicing attorneys over the years, the price
>> is right, its been around 27 years, dont see any problems.
>>
>> Concord and Taft are good schools but way too expensive and DETC
>> brings no value to your degree when you are an attorney at law.
>>
>> On 9/01/09, Mike wrote:
>>> I think that the only distance law school that had been around longer
>>> was Newport University which dropped its law school programs a couple
>>> of months ago.
>>>
>>> On 8/31/09, NWCU 27 years is a long time for correspondence in Calif
>>> wrote:
>>>> The school has consistently been approved to operate as
>>>> a law school since 1982, 27 year years, which is a long
>>>> time for a Cal Bar registered school. I believe it is
>>>> the longest continously operating correspondence law
>>>> school approved by the Cal Bar.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/31/09, Judy wrote:
>>>>> If you go to their website, the school's most recent newsletter is
>>>>> dated Spring 2002. I've been told that the school is owned by an
>>>>> attorney who sometimes pays attention to the school but at other
>>>>> times is tied up in cases.
>>>>>
>>>>> Judy
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/31/09, Judy wrote:
>>>>>> I have no inside information on the school's finances. But
>>>>>> posts in other forums raised the questions. Losing the non-bar
>>>>>> had to hurt.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bar pass rates are available on the bar's website.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good luck,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Judy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/31/09, Friend wrote:
>>>>>>> It was my understanding that the "non-bar" degrees were done
>>>>>>> away with a couple of years ago. My understanding is that
>>>>>>> this school is in pretty good financial shape. Do you have
>>>>>>> any reason to believe that it may go out of business in the
>>>>>>> near future? More importantly, how is the academic program?
>>>>>>> Is it likely to prepare me for the bar? Thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 8/29/09, Judy wrote:
>>>>>>>> It might not be a bad option IF they can stay in business
>>>>>>>> for four year. The bar has already made them discontinue
>>>>>>>> their non-bar program which was a big cash cow for them.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 8/29/09, Friend wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Can anyone tell me about this school? I am interested in
>>>>>>>>> studying law by correspondence. Is this a good option?