Juris Doctor - Attorney Track Program

(Telecommunications Courses)

Disclosures

The following information is provided for the benefit of students and prospective students of Taft Law School’s Juris Doctor-Attorney Track (Telecommunications Courses) Program.  (It does not apply to students enrolled in any other Taft programs including independent study programs which have separate disclosures.)  It includes information required to be provided by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California (CBE), the United States Department of Education, and the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC).  Taft Law School administration and faculty recommend that students and prospective students carefully review this information in conjunction with the School’s General Catalog and the Catalog Supplement for this Program.

• Student Disclosure Statement of Taft Law School as required by the California Committee of Bar Examiners.

Gainful Employment Disclosures

Program Name:                     Juris Doctor-Attorney Track (Telecommunication Courses)

Program Level:                     First Professional Degree

Normal Program Length:    60 months  (*See comments below)

CIP Code: 22.0101

OPEID Code: 041004 (Listed as The Taft University System)

Potential Occupations

The below chart lists potential occupations for this program. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list. The chart is intended to give you ideas about what you may do with your degree.

The SOC Code is the number assigned to the occupation listed on a government website called O*NET. These occupations are listed for informational purposes only. Finding a job is the individual responsibility of the student. The institution does not guarantee that any student will be placed in any particular job, or at all. Some occupations listed may require additional experience or licenses to obtain employment in the field. In addition, any salary data listed on the O*NET website is based on national labor market data, and may not reflect starting wages or take into account regional differences in wages.

Estimated Program Costs:

1.   Tuition and Fees:              $32,080.00

2.   Books and Supplies:         $  4,500.00      (The cost of books will vary depending upon where a student purchases books, the electives the student chooses to take, and the availability of used books.)

3.   The School does not provide any student housing.

4.   For more complete information about the costs attending Taft Law School, please review the Consumer Information Guide.

Accreditation and State Authorization

Taft Law School, through its parent organization, The Taft University System is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC).  The School is also registered as a law school by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California (CBE).  Any unresolved complaints regarding the School can be directed to the following:

Distance Education and Training Council

1601 18th Street, N.W., Suite 2

Washington, D.C. 20009

(202) 234-5100

The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2300

Student Debt Upon Completion of the Program

Taft Law School has been eligible to offer federal financial aid since July 2008.  As such there have been only a few graduates who have completed the Program after the School began offering Federal Financial Aid.  Therefore, this Program had 11 graduates between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012 (the Award Year).  As such, the median cumulative debt for all graduates of the Program during the Award Year was $0.00.  (Note: The bar examination statistics provided above include both telecommunication and independent study students.  Since January 1, 2009, approximately 90% of the students who enrolled in Taft’s Juris Doctor-Attorney Track Programs enrolled in this Program while approximately 10% elected independent study. 

Normal Completion Time

The normal completion time of the Program, as established by the school’s administration, is 60 months.  The Program is four academic years in length with each academic year consisting of a period of not less than 48 nor more than 52 consecutive weeks.  The normal completion time of 60 months takes into account time off between start dates, delays associated with completion of the First Year Law Students’ Examination and time taken off for personal reasons. Seven out of eleven graduates completed the Program within the normal time for completion. 

Job Placement

Taft Law School is not required to report placement rates of graduates to either its accrediting agency or the Committee of Bar Examiners.  Many graduates maintain employment with their present employer or begin law practice as a sole practitioner.  For these reasons, the School does not track placement of its graduates.