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Cal Northern School of Law | |
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Established | 1983 [1] |
School type | Private Law School |
Dean | Sandra L. Brooks |
Location | Chico, CA, US 39°46′28″N121°50′21″W / 39.77444°N 121.83917°W |
Enrollment | 38 [2] |
Faculty | 20 (Full-time and adjunct) |
Bar pass rate | 75.7% [3] |
Website | www |
The Cal Northern School of Law is a private law school located in Chico, California. Cal Northern offers a four-year night program.
The school has been approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners [4] of the State Bar of California since 1992, but is not [5] accredited by the American Bar Association.
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