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#Lesser of two evils - Northwestern California University or Concord Law School

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Lesser of two evils - Northwestern California University or Concord Law School

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Tough thing to answer. You will need to weigh a number of factors such as cost, claim to some form of accreditation, bar pass rates, etc.

Neither is accredited by the ABA obviously which is highly important so even DETC accreditation may not be worth much EXCEPT that you can technically claim to have an accredited degree and this may or may not be important if you are looking for a job where an 'accredited' degree is required (eg my employer will consider NA but not UnA). Obviously a DETC degree is not likely to mean much if you are going to use the law degree as a law degree (in many circumstances). You already know that.

So, is having the degree DETC accredited worth more to you than Northwestern Cal's higher bar pass rate? N.Western is cheaper and as I recall has a higher pass rate.

Now, if you can do a one week residency and do not mind the religious aspect, Oak Brook College of Law is about as inexpensive as N.Western and has a bar pass rate of 2 or 3 times that of NWestern depending on the year (if I recall correctly).