California (Chico) -- Cal Northern School of Law -- Accreditation: California -- Year Founded: 1992

Cal Northern School of Law is a private law school located in Chico, California. It offers a four-year night program aimed at working adults in Northern California. The school has been approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California since 1992, but does not have or seek accreditation by the American Bar Association.

Introduction

A group of practicing lawyers and judges in Northern California decided there was a need for an evening law school in the Northern California area. Cal Northern School of Law was formed in Chico so that Northern California residents can maintain their employment, be near their families and still study law.

The Faculty Advisory Committee has selected the faculty members for Cal Northern from the Court Systems of Butte, Yuba, Sutter and Shasta counties. These trial lawyers and judges bring practical instruction to students, keeping students up-to-date with changes in the legal world which surrounds them.

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Accreditation

Cal Northern School of Law has been fully accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California since 1992, and is authorized to operate as a private postsecondary educational institution by the State Bar of California, Department of Education. Graduates of the Law School are eligible to become members of the State Bar of California, as well as the bar of some other jurisdictions upon passage of their respective bar examinations. Cal Northern School of Law, however, has not sought approval by the American Bar Association.

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Bar Pass Rate

In the July 2007 California Bar Examination, 12 graduates took the examination for the 1st time and 8 passed giving Cal Northern a 67% 1st Time Taker pass rate, the highest for California Accredited Law Schools. In the July 2008 California Bar Examination, 6 graduates took the examination for the 1st time and 4 passed giving Cal Northern a 67% 1st Time Taker pass rate, the highest for California Accredited Law Schools for the 2nd year in a row.

The Law Library

Cal Northern School of Law maintains a working library, containing more than 8,500 volumes, that is available to students, alumni, faculty and attorneys, seven days a week. Students have access to computer database resources for state of the art computer assisted legal research. Students also have access to the Butte County Law Library which is located in the City of Oroville, 23 miles from Cal Northern and the California State University, Chico Law Library located in downtown Chico approximately 6 miles from Cal Northern.

The Cal Northern Campus

CAL NORTHERN School of Law is located in Chico, California, about 100 miles north of Sacramento on Highway 99.

From Sacramento: Take Highway 99 North to Chico. Exit at Cohasset Road. Turn right, following the Airport signs. Take Cohasset Road north approximately one and a half miles to East Lassen Avenue. Turn right on East Lassen Avenue, then left at the next street, Ridgewood Drive. The Cal Northern campus will be on your right.

From Redding: Take Interstate 5 South to Red Bluff. Take Highway 99 South to Chico. Exit at Eaton Road. Turn left over the freeway and take Eaton Road east approximately two miles to Ceres. Turn right on Ceres, then right at the next street, Ridgewood Drive. The Cal Northern campus will be on your left.



Contact

Cal Northern School of Law
1395 Ridgewood Drive
Suite 100
Chico,California 95973

Telephone: (530) 891-6900
Facsimile: (530) 891-3429

Email: info@calnorthern.edu
Web: http://www.calnorthern.edu/