Monterey College of Law
| Monterey College of Law | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1972 |
| School type | Private Law School |
| Dean | Mitchel L. Winick |
| Location |
Seaside, CA, US 36°35′48″N 121°53′29″W / 36.59667°N 121.89139°WCoordinates: 36°35′48″N 121°53′29″W / 36.59667°N 121.89139°W |
| Enrollment | 140 |
| Bar pass rate | 57% Cululative Pass Rate |
| Website | Monterey College of Law |
Monterey College of Law (MCL) is a private, non-profit law school founded in 1972 in Monterey, California. It provides part-time evening J.D. and Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) degrees. The school is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. The school is not an American Bar Association accredited law school.
Monterey College of Law was founded in 1972 to serve the communities of the California central coast. Alumni are community leaders, judges, lawyers, and business professionals. In August 2005, the College of Law moved into its home within the higher-education enclave being developed on the former Fort Ord Army base. The College of Law joins California State University, Monterey Bay and the Monterey Peninsula Community College in creating a rapidly growing educational destination for higher learning alongside Monterey Bay. The school opened its second building, a Certified LEED Platinum Community Justice Center, in April 2010. By achieving LEED Platinum certification, it is only the second law school in the US to open a LEED Platinum facility.
In 2010, the law school opened a first-year satellite campus in Santa Cruz, California. After successfully completing the first-year curriculum, Santa Cruz students commute to the main campus in Seaside, California to complete their degree programs. In early 2015, Monterey College of Law acquired the University of San Luis Obispo School of Law, a registered unaccredited law school formerly located in Morro Bay, California. The new law school became an accredited branch of Monterey College of Law, was moved to a new campus in downtown San Luis Obispo, and renamed the San Luis Obispo College of Law. In 2017, the law school opened its second accredited branch campus, Kern County College of Law in Bakersfield, California.
The J.D. academic program features a part-time, evening program with small classes. The College of Law is accredited by the California Board of Bar Examiners. J.D. graduates of the Monterey College of Law are eligible to sit for the California Bar Exam, and upon passing, be licensed to practice law in California. The law school is the first State Bar accredited law school to be authorized to offer both the M.L.S. and LL.M. degrees in addition to the traditional J.D. law degree.
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