South Texas College of Law
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Former names
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Houston College of Law; South Texas College of Law |
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| Motto | Justitia et Veritas Praevaleant (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Let Justice and Truth Prevail |
| Type | Private law school |
| Established | 1923 |
| President and Dean | RADM Donald J. Guter, USN (Ret.) |
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Academic staff
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99 |
| Students | 1048 |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Colors |
Crimson, Gold and Navy Blue |
| Affiliations | NAICU |
| Website | http://www.stcl.edu |
South Texas College of Law - Houston, is a private American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Located in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States it was founded in 1923—the oldest law school in Houston and the third-oldest in Texas.
South Texas College of Law Houston has a faculty of 59 full-time professors and 40 adjunct professors.
US News consistently ranks the South Texas trial advocacy program in the top ten; in 2010, South Texas advocacy was ranked third in the country by U.S. News in Trial Advocacy. South Texas College of Law Houston holds over 121 National and International Advocacy Championships, more than any other law school in the nation, with the second most titles held by a law school with less than 40 National Championships.
According to South Texas' 2013 ABA-required disclosures, 61.2% of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.
South Texas offers a "3 and 3" program with Texas A&M University. This program makes it possible to obtain a Bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) in six years. South Texas College of Law is also part of a consortium of four independent ABA and AALS accredited American law schools—California Western School of Law, New England School of Law, and William Mitchell College of Law. The Consortium for Innovative Legal Education (CILE), combines resources designed to enhance and strengthen the educational mission of each school separately and all of them collectively. This partnership provides access to educational programs on a national and international basis. Students at South Texas can study abroad in London, Ireland, Malta, the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Turkey, Chile and Mexico.
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