Concord Law School officially RA

Simon, great post!!

I'm heading to law school next fall... the old-fashioned way. Although I'm sure some people do alright without attending an ABA school (or attending Concord), I personally would never want to take that chance.

 

While I don't know much about law schol and bar exams, etc. I would like to point out that this shift by Concord represents a small advance for distance learning. It may be true that a non-ABA law degree is less valuable than, well, you know. But, this school has clearly made a committment to pushing distance learning into the future and this effort should be applauded. Like many, many other areas of life, progress is made incrementally. This school has pulled itself up into the realm of regional accreditation. They would not have undertaken this project if there was not a vision and a supporting market. Simon is correct in saying that people should think twice before buying into such a program but it's obvious that the school has determined that a sufficient number of people will buy in. The next hurdle will be the ABA. This is not substantially different than Fielding obtaining APA approval for its distance learning doctoral programs in Psychology. I don't care much about law degree programs but I won't be surprised if someday Concord finds a way to get its distance learning program ABA approved.

 

Here, here Kizmet! And it should also be said that some people want to study law for informational purposes and not to further themselves up any career ladders. Moreover, not every city in the US has a law school, so for many distance learning is the closest they would get to any B&M, ABA, approved law school.

 

This is too true! Even Rochester NY, which has a high number of post secondary schools to choose from, lacks any law school. One needs to travel to Buffalo or Syracuse to obtain a degree. Which is impractical for working professionals wanting to study part-time.