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词条 Western State College of Law at Argosy University
释义

  1. Overview

  2. History

  3. Academics

     Programs  Accreditation and rankings 

  4. Costs

  5. Post-graduation employment

  6. Notable alumni

  7. References

  8. External links

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| name = Western State College of Law at Argosy University
| established = 1966
| type = Private, non-profit[1]
| endowment =
| parent endowment =
| head = Allen Easley
| city = Irvine
| state = California
| country = U.S.
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| students = 198 (full-time)
110 (part-time)
| faculty = 27
| bar pass rate = 51% (July 2018 exam, first-time takers)[2]
|ranking =
| annual tuition = $39,600 full-time
$26,620 part-time
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Western State College of Law at Argosy University is a private, non-profit American law school in Irvine, California. It was established in 1966 and is the oldest existing law school in Orange County. Western State is fully approved by the American Bar Association. Prior to 2012, the school was known as Western State University College of Law. The school is operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, a subsidiary of the Dream Center megachurch.

Dream Center Education Holdings is now under federal receivership. According to USA Today, $9 million dollars that was supposed to be distributed to students are missing, and some students cannot pay their bills. [3][4][5]

The situation facing the students is filled with claims of "a lack of transparency from the school" as students feel they have been deceived by the administration. As of January 19th 2019, the school is telling students that they are working on getting their financial aid yet there has been nothing to come from it. Students are being forced to choose whether to buy food or pay rent and the school has requested that students "petition" for $50-$100 Visa gift cards to help with expenses, and they still haven't received those either.[6]

Overview

Western State College of Law at Argosy University is a non-profit law school owned by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC.[7] The school is located in Irvine, California and offers full and part-time programs.[8][9] Since 2014, Allan Easley has served as the school's dean.[9]

Western State is not a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).[10]

History

Western State College of Law was founded in 1966 in Orange County, California.[8][11] It is the oldest existing law school in the county.[12] In 1987, the school applied for accreditation with the American Bar Association (ABA). Although the school was unsuccessful in this attempt, it was at the time accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges[15][13] and by the California State Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE).[17] The accreditation by the CBE made graduates eligible to sit for the California Bar Examination.[14]

By 1990, Western State had expanded to three campuses in California including locations in Fullerton, Irvine and San Diego. At that time, the school was the largest law school in California.[13][15] In 1995, Western State again began pursuing accreditation with the ABA for all three of its campuses.[16] In the latter half of the 1990s, the school underwent several changes as part of the accreditation process. In 1995, the school's San Diego campus became the independently owned Thomas Jefferson School of Law[17][18] and the following year, the school closed its Irvine location and consolidated students to its Fullerton campus.[19] In 1998, the school received provisional accreditation from the ABA[8] and opened a new law library.[20]

In 2000, the college's owners sold Western State to Argosy Education Group, which owned the school for a year before it was purchased by Education Management Corporation.[8][21] Western State was granted full accreditation with the ABA in 2005, and became the third for-profit law school to receive ABA approval.[8]

In April 2012, the school was incorporated as one of the colleges of Argosy University and officially changed its name to Western State College of Law at Argosy University.[22] The same year, the school sold its property to California State University, Fullerton for roughly $18 million.[23]

In January 2016, the campus moved to Irvine, California.

In October 2017, it was announced that the college of law was sold, along with the rest of Argosy University, to the Dream Center Foundation, a subsidiary of the Dream Center megachurch. The transaction was funded in part by the Najafi Companies, a private equity firm.[24] Critics have claimed that the sale and shift to non-profit status was designed to evade consumer protection regulations focused on for-profit institutions.[25]

Academics

Programs

Western State offers both full-time and part-time programs.[8][35] The school offers two areas of focus through their Business Law Center and their Criminal Law Practice Center, which are aimed at preparing graduates for a career in criminal or business law through additional training, internships and networking with lawyers.[26]. The law school also offers certificates in Immigration Law, Family Law, and Real Estate. Since 2011, the Western State College of Law Immigration Clinic has provided students with practical training in lawyering skills through pro bono representation of low-income noncitizens in a range of immigration matters.

{{As of|2013|08}}, the school had 321 full-time students and 149 part-time students, and 27 members of faculty.[27] The school's bar pass rate was 41% for first-time takers in July 2016.[28]

Accreditation and rankings

The American Bar Association provisionally accredited Western State in 1998[29] and conferred full accreditation in 2005.[8][30]

Western State was listed with a "B+" in the March 2011 "Diversity Honor Roll" by The National Jurist: The Magazine for Law Students.[31]

Costs

The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at the Western State College of Law for the 2013-2014 academic year is $64,357 living at home and $59,493 for a full-time student that is self-supporting.[32] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $251,417.[33]

Post-graduation employment

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According to Western State's ABA-required disclosures, 32.9% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation, excluding solo-practitioners.[35] Western State's Law School Transparency under-employment score is 35.1%, indicating the percentage of the Class of 2016 unemployed, pursuing an additional degree, or working in a non-professional, short-term, or part-time job nine months after graduation.[36]

Notable alumni

  • Anthony Adams, a former member of the California State Assembly[37]
  • Leslie Alexander (businessman), owner of the Houston Rockets
  • Vito Barbieri, an Idaho state representative[38]
  • Roger T. Benitez, a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
  • Bob Chandler, a former American football player[39]
  • Bonnie Dumanis, the District Attorney for San Diego County[40]
  • Mike Garrett, a former American football player and former athletic director at the University of Southern California[41]
  • George Gascón, the District Attorney and former police chief for San Francisco[42]
  • Duncan Hunter, a former member of the United States House of Representatives and 2008 Presidential candidate[43][44]
  • Michael O. Johnson, former CEO of Herbalife
  • Ross Johnson, a former long-time California state legislator[41]
  • Mangala Moonesinghe, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Ambassador[45]
  • Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, a Vietnamese-American personality and co-host of Thuy Nga's Paris by Night shows[46]
  • Ruth Parasol, the founder of PartyGaming[47]
  • Dick Walsh, a former Major League Baseball executive[48]
  • George O. Wood, the General Superintendent of Assemblies of God[49]

References

1. ^https://www.argosy.edu/news-events/los-angeles-based-dream-center-foundation-completes-transition-of-south-university-argosy-university-western-state-college-of-law-and-art-institutes-to-nonprofit-institutions
2. ^http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/JULY2018_CBX_Statistics.pdf
3. ^https://www.argosy.edu/news-events/los-angeles-based-dream-center-foundation-completes-transition-of-south-university-argosy-university-western-state-college-of-law-and-art-institutes-to-nonprofit-institutions
4. ^https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/law-school-student-loans-delay-receivership/
5. ^https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/02/08/argosy-university-financial-aid-closing-receivership-accreditation/2817950002/
6. ^https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/law-school-student-loans-delay-receivership/
7. ^https://www.argosy.edu/news-events/los-angeles-based-dream-center-foundation-completes-transition-of-south-university-argosy-university-western-state-college-of-law-and-art-institutes-to-nonprofit-institutions
8. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news |title=O.C. Law School Gets Accreditation |author=Jeff Gottlieb |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/feb/16/local/me-lawschool16 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=16 February 2005 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
9. ^https://www.wsulaw.edu/faculty-and-staff/full-time-faculty
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.aals.org/about_memberschools.php#nonmember |title=Non-Member Fee-Paid Schools |work=aals.org |publisher=Association of American Law Schools |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
11. ^1 {{cite news |title=Western State College of Law Is Judged Fit for ABA Accreditation |author=Elaine Gale |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/05/local/me-10207 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=5 August 1998 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=https://officialguide.lsac.org/Release/SchoolsABAData/SchoolPage/SchoolPage.aspx?sid=182 |title=Western State College of Law |work=LSAC |accessdate=July 11, 2014}}
13. ^1 {{cite news |title=Law School's Minorities Get Cultural Help |author=Matt Lait |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-07-20/local/me-4139_1_law-school |work=Los Angeles Times |date=20 July 1992 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
14. ^1 {{cite news |title=Jury's out on law school's future; Western State University, O.C.'s oldest law college, is in danger of losing its ABA accreditation |author=Marla Jo Fisher |url=http://www.calstate.edu/pa/clips2003/december/22dec/jury.shtml |work=The Orange County Register |date=20 December 2003 |accessdate=23 October 2013}}
15. ^{{cite news |title=Irvine: Western State Law Campus Will Open |author=Eric Lichtblau |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-12/local/me-494_1_western-state |work=Los Angeles Times |date=12 July 1990 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
16. ^{{cite news |title=Countywide: Law School to Seek Bar Accreditation |author=Anna Cekola |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-07/local/me-21250_1_law-school |work=Los Angeles Times |date=7 July 1995 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
17. ^{{cite news |title=Thomas Jefferson dean aims to improve law education quality |author=Emily Cadman |url=http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=20060502cri#.Uh_RgmSgm5M |work=The San Diego Daily Transcript |date=2 May 2006 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
18. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tjsl.edu/about-tjsl/history |title=History |work=tjsl.edu |publisher=Thomas Jefferson School of Law |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
19. ^1 {{cite news |title=Western to Merge Sites in Bid for Bar OK |author=Martin Miller |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1996-03-19/local/me-48882_1_law-school |work=Los Angeles Times |date=19 March 1996 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
20. ^{{cite news |title=Law School Adds Library in ABA Bid |author=Mimi Ko Cruz |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jan/06/local/me-5465 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=6 January 1998 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
21. ^{{cite news |title=Fullerton Community News |author=Deniene Husted |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/17/local/me-53324 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=17 November 2000 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
22. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.edmc.edu/About/History.aspx |title=History |work=edmc.edu |publisher=Education Management Corporation |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
23. ^{{cite news |title=CSUF to acquire new property |author=Raymond Mendoza |url=http://www.dailytitan.com/2012/09/csuf-to-acquire-new-property/ |work=The Daily Titan |date=26 September 2012 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
24. ^https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/03/06/large-profit-chain-edmc-be-bought-dream-center-missionary-group
25. ^https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/03/06/large-profit-chain-edmc-be-bought-dream-center-missionary-group
26. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wsulaw.edu/prospective-students/special-programs.aspx |title=Areas of Concentration |work=wsulaw.edu |publisher=Western State College of Law at Argosy University |accessdate=19 September 2013}}
27. ^1 {{Cite web |title=Western State College of Law at Argosy University|url=http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/western-state-university-03183 |work=usnews.rankingsandreviews.com |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |accessdate=August 29, 2013}}
28. ^http://abovethelaw.com/2016/12/california-bar-exam-results-by-law-school-2016/
29. ^{{cite news |title=Western State law school wins provisional approval for ABA accreditation |author= |url=http://archive.calbar.ca.gov/calbar/2cbj/98sep/page13-1.htm |work=California Bar Journal |date=September 1998 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
30. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/by_year_approved.html |title=ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year |work=americanbar.org |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
31. ^{{Cite journal |last1=Larsen |first1=Rebecca |title=Most Diverse Law Schools |journal=The National Jurist |volume=20 |issue=6 |pages=30–37 |publisher=Cypress Magazines |location=San Diego, California |date=March 2011 |url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cypress/nationaljurist0311/#/32}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wsulaw.edu/prospective-students/financial-aid.aspx |title=Tuition and Fees}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/westernstate/costs/2013/ |title=Western State Profile}}
34. ^http://employmentsummary.abaquestionnaire.org/
35. ^http://employmentsummary.abaquestionnaire.org/
36. ^http://employmentsummary.abaquestionnaire.org/
37. ^{{cite news |title=Adams snags $111,845 state job |url=http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/says-24730-assembly-state.html |work=Daily Press |date=8 December 2010 |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
38. ^{{cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/79581|title=Leslie Lee Alexander|work=members.calbar.ca.gov|publisher=The State Bar of California|accessdate=27 October 2015}}
39. ^{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125701/index.htm|title=The Bare Facts Are He's A Star|author=Douglas S. Looney|date=12 July 1982|work=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=29 August 2013}}
40. ^{{cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/74343|title=Bonnie Michelle Dumanis|work=members.calbar.ca.gov|publisher=The State Bar of California|accessdate=29 August 2013}}
41. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wsulaw.edu/alumni-and-friends/hall-of-fame.aspx|title=Alumni Hall of Fame|work=wsulaw.edu|publisher=Western State College of Law at Argosy University|accessdate=19 September 2013}}
42. ^{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/10/local/la-me-gascon-da-20110110|title=San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon named district attorney|author=Carla Rivera|date=10 January 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=29 August 2013}}
43. ^{{cite web |url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/71300 |title=Duncan Lee Hunter |work=members.calbar.ca.gov |publisher=The State Bar of California |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
44. ^{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000981 |title=Hunter, Duncan Lee |work=bioguide.congress.gov |publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
45. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.lacnet.org/the_academic/chat/QA_Mangala.shtml |title=Q&A With HC Mangala Moonesinghe |year=2000 |work=lacnet.org |publisher=The Lanka Academic |accessdate=29 August 2013}}
46. ^{{cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/170823|title=Duyen Ky Cao Nguyen|work=members.calbar.ca.gov|publisher=The State Bar of California|accessdate=29 August 2013}}
47. ^{{cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/160708|title=Ruth Monicka Parasol|work=members.calbar.ca.gov|publisher=The State Bar of California|accessdate=29 August 2013}}
48. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2004_4th/Dec04_DWalsh.html |title=Profile: Dick Walsh, Executive Director of the Ontario Convention Center; Former California Angels Executive VP and GM |work=Tribune Business News |last=Park |first=Carol |date=December 13, 2004 |accessdate=July 7, 2015}}
49. ^{{cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/155860|title=George Oliver Wood|work=members.calbar.ca.gov|publisher=The State Bar of California|accessdate=29 August 2013}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.wsulaw.edu/ Western State College of Law at Argosy University}}
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