Western State University
| Western State College of Law at Argosy University | |
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| Established | 1966 |
| School type | Private, for-profit |
| Dean | Allen Easley |
| Location |
Irvine, California, U.S. Coordinates: 33°23′35″N 117°27′14″W / 33.39304°N 117.45394°W |
| Enrollment | 198 (full-time) 110 (part-time) |
| Faculty | 27 |
| Bar pass rate | 59% (July 2014 exam, first-time takers); 83% (February 2013 exam, first-time takers) |
| Website | wsulaw |
| ABA profile | Western State College of Law profile |
Western State College of Law at Argosy University is a private, for-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 accredited by the American Bar Association. Prior to 2012, the school was known by its former name Western State University College of Law. The school is owned by Education Management Corporation.
Western State College of Law at Argosy University is a for-profit law school owned by Education Management Corporation. The school is located in Irvine, California and offers full and part-time programs. Since 2014, Allan Easley has served as the school's interim dean.
Western State is not a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) but has paid a fee to receive AALS services.
Western State College of Law was founded in 1966 in Orange County, California. It is the oldest existing law school in the county. 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 and by the California State Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE). The accreditation by the CBE made graduates eligible to sit for the California Bar Examination.
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. In 1995, Western State again began pursuing accreditation with the ABA for all three of its campuses. 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 and the following year, the school closed its Irvine location and consolidated students to its Fullerton campus. In 1998, the school received provisional accreditation from the ABA and opened a new law library.
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