University of West Los Angeles

The University of West Los Angeles (UWLA) is a private, for-profit law school and business school in Los Angeles, California. It maintains two campuses, one in Inglewood (West Los Angeles) and one in Woodland Hills (San Fernando Valley).

University of West Los Angeles
Established1966
School typePrivate, for-profit law school
LocationInglewood and Woodland Hills, California, United States
Enrollment475
Faculty4 full-time, 37 part-time
USNWR rankingUnranked
Bar pass rate14% (July 2022 1st time takers)
Websitewww.uwla.edu

History

UWLA was founded in 1966 by Henry Blunt and three other Culver City High School educators. The School of Law received approval from the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California in 1978.[1] The San Fernando Valley College of Law (the first law school in the San Fernando Valley), co-founded as an independent school by Leo L. Mann and Joseph P. Lamont in 1962, was acquired and merged into UWLA in 2002.

Robert W. Brown is the current President of the University while Jay Paul Frykberg was appointed Dean of the Law School in 2013.

UWLA School of Business offers a Master of Science in Leadership, Management, and Technology program, as well as a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration degree completion program.  

Accreditation, admissions, and bar exam performance

UWLA is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.[2] The university's School of Law is approved by the State Bar of California Committee of Bar Examiners[3] but is not accredited by the American Bar Association.[4] As a result, graduates only qualify to take the bar exam in California.[2]

The school has a 100% acceptance rate,[5] and an undergraduate degree is not necessary for admission.[6]

For the July 2022 California Bar Examination, five of the 37 UWLA graduates (14%) taking the exam for the first time passed (as compared to 67% for the average of all first time exam takers).[7]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "University of West Los Angeles Accreditation".
  2. "University of West Los Angeles Accreditation". University of West Los Angeles.
  3. "Law Schools in California Accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE)". Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. "ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year". ABA website. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  5. "University of West Los Angeles Rankings". edurank.org. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  6. "School of Law Admissions". uwla.edu. University of West LosAngeles. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  7. "General Statistics Report - July 2022 California Bar Examination" (PDF). State Bar of California. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. "Evan Phillip Freed #89514 - Attorney Licensee Search". members.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  9. Woo, Elaine. "Albert L. Gordon dies at 94; attorney fought for gay rights", Los Angeles Times, September 6, 2009. Accessed September 9, 2009.
  10. Louise Linton (20 August 2014). "Louise Linton Discusses Upcoming Film Roles" (Interview). Interviewed by Helen Earnshaw. Female First. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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