California (Santa Rosa) -- Empire College School of Law -- Accreditation: Year Founded: California -- 1972

Empire College, located in Santa Rosa, California, is a private college accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. It is unaccredited by the American Bar Association. The College began in 1961 with its School of Business, which offers an alternative to the traditional two- or four-year college program. Programs are directed toward practical knowledge and career training designed to get graduates on the job in as short a time as possible in the following fields: accounting, information technology, legal, medical, office administration, and tourism/hospitality.

School of Law

Empire College School of Law, founded in 1973, is a four-year evening program approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. Empire graduates comprise approximately 25 percent of the Sonoma County Bar and include members of the judiciary in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Merced counties. As a local resource, the School of Law has become an integral part of the legal community with many students becoming involved in the field as law clerks prior to graduation. This networking has been beneficial to their success in passing the Bar Examination, as well as finding employment in the North Bay legal community.

Following a year of construction, the college opened its new campus in January 2000 which includes, as tenants, two California superior courts for the County of Sonoma at which civil cases are conducted. This collaboration with the legal community has benefited both the Business School's paralegal students and the Law School's students whose Moot Court and Trial Practice classes are held in the courtrooms.

Bar Pass Rate

Empire College School of Law is proud to be among the top California Accredited Law Schools. Since opening in 1973, approximately 80 percent of Empire School of Law graduates who have taken the California Bar Exam have passed. Over the last five years, Empire School of Law has consistently achieved one of the highest pass rates for California Accredited Law Schools, including being ranked second in the state on the February 2004 exam.

About the School

Empire College, located in Santa Rosa, California, is just one hour north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the heart of the wine-growing region of Sonoma County. The school feature a variety of career training programs such as business administration courses, medical assistant courses, information technology classes and a top-ranked Juris Doctor program.

Contact

Empire College
3035 Cleveland Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Tel: 707-546-4000

Sonoma County, California

Classes starting soon - enroll now! 1-800-705-0567

Web: www.empcol.edu