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| name = Southern California Institute of Law
| name = Southern California Institute of Law
| established = 1986<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://legacy.lawdegree.com/index.asp|title=The Southern California Institute of Law @ Santa Barbara and Ventura|access-date=2020-09-29|archive-date=2021-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731193620/http://legacy.lawdegree.com/index.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| established = 1986
| type = [[private university|Private]]
| type = [[private university|Private]] [[Unaccredited institutions of higher education|unaccredited]]
| endowment =
| endowment =
| parent endowment =
| parent endowment =
| head = Stanislaus Pulle
| head = Stanislaus Pulle
| city = [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] and [[Ventura, California|Ventura]]
| city = [[Ventura, California|Ventura]]
| state = [[California|CA]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Southern+California+Institute+of+Law/@34.2635819,-119.2110398,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x7ec1e906dc58a5f6!8m2!3d34.2635819!4d-119.2110398|title = Southern California Institute of Law · 1280 S Victoria Ave Suite 120, Ventura, CA 93003, United States}}</ref>
| state = [[California|CA]]
| country = [[United States|US]]
| country = [[United States|US]]
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| faculty = 32<ref>[http://www.lawdegree.com/content/faculty/faculty.asp SC IoL Faculty Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522105154/http://www.lawdegree.com/content/faculty/faculty.asp |date=2009-05-22 }}</ref>
| faculty = 10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lawdegree.com/faculty/|title=Faculty &#124; the Southern California Institute of Law}}</ref>
| ranking = N/A
| ranking = Unranked
| bar pass rate = 26.4% (share of students passing bar within five years of graduation)<ref>https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Education/MinimumPassRateStandardCumulativePassRates.pdf</ref><br>0% (Ventura campus repeat exam takers, July 2018)<ref>http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/JULY2018_CBX_Statistics.pdf</ref>
| bar pass rate = 21.1% (share of students passing bar within five years of graduation - Ventura Campus)<ref>https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Education/MinimumPassRateStandardCumulativePassRates.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
| annual tuition = $7,350<ref>[http://www.lawdegree.com/content/admission/faq.asp SCIL FAQs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119012420/http://www.lawdegree.com/content/admission/faq.asp |date=2016-01-19 }}</ref>
| homepage = [http://www.lawdegree.com www.lawdegree.com]
| homepage = [http://www.lawdegree.com www.lawdegree.com]
| motto = A law degree program for working adults
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'''Southern California Institute of Law''' ('''SCIL''') is a private California registered but [[Unaccredited institutions of higher education|unaccredited]] law school located in Ventura, California.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Southern+California+Institute+of+Law/@34.2635819,-119.2110398,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x7ec1e906dc58a5f6!8m2!3d34.2635819!4d-119.2110398|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Southern California Institute of Law|language=en}}</ref> The Law School was established in 1986 and operated as a fixed facility law school,<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Southern California Institute of Law @ Santa Barbara and Ventura Legacy Website|url=http://legacy.lawdegree.com/content/admission/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731175420/http://legacy.lawdegree.com/content/admission/|archive-date=2021-07-31|access-date=2020-09-29|website=legacy.lawdegree.com|url-status=dead}}</ref> accredited by the State Bar of California for twenty-five years, with campuses in both Ventura and Santa Barbara, California, until June 1, 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Southern California Institute of Law Website|url=https://lawdegree.com/accreditation/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-11|website=www.calbar.ca.gov|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Southern California Institute of Law''' ('''SCIL''') is a private [[Law school in the United States|law school]] with campuses in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] and [[Ventura, California]].<ref>http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/Education/LegalEducation/LawSchools.aspx</ref> The two campuses are operated by dean and president, Stanislaus Pulle.

The Law School now operates as an unaccredited, California registered, distance learning law school.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Southern California Institute of Law Home Page|url=https://lawdegree.com/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=lawdegree.com}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Southern California Institute of Law Ventura and Santa Barbara campuses were founded by Stanislaus Pulle in 1986. The Institute was established as part-time evening only [[law school]] catered to working adults, and awards the [[Juris Doctor]] degree.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowlegal.com/law-school/southern-california-institute-law|title=Southern California Institute of Law {{!}} NowLegal.com|date=2017-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208133252/https://www.nowlegal.com/law-school/southern-california-institute-law|access-date=2019-04-08|archive-date=2017-02-08}}</ref>
Southern California Institute of Law was founded in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Southern California Institute of Law @ Santa Barbara and Ventura Legacy Website|url=http://legacy.lawdegree.com/content/admission/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731175420/http://legacy.lawdegree.com/content/admission/|archive-date=2021-07-31|access-date=2020-09-29|website=legacy.lawdegree.com|url-status=dead}}</ref> The institute was established as a fixed-facility part-time evening only law school which catered to working adults.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowlegal.com/law-school/southern-california-institute-law|title=Southern California Institute of Law {{!}} NowLegal.com|date=2017-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208133252/https://www.nowlegal.com/law-school/southern-california-institute-law|access-date=2019-04-08|archive-date=2017-02-08}}</ref>


The school is a distance learning unaccredited law school with an evening Juris Doctor degree program.<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Information {{!}} The Southern California Institute of Law|url=https://lawdegree.com/general-information/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=lawdegree.com}}</ref>
==Accreditation and Authority==

The Southern California Institute of Law is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the [[State Bar of California]] to grant Juris Doctor Degrees. Students are eligible upon successful graduation to take the [[California]] [[Bar Examination]].<ref>http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/4/documents/Education/2016_08_MasterListofCBEAccreditedSchools_R.pdf</ref> Southern California Institute of Law also has [[California]] state approval by the [[California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education]] to grant Bachelors of Science in Law and Certificates of Professional Paralegal Studies.<ref>https://app.dca.ca.gov/bppe/view-school.asp?schlcode=5601431</ref> SCIL is not approved by the American Bar Association, so its graduates generally do not qualify to take the bar exam or practice law outside of California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lawdegree.com/accreditation/|title=Accreditation {{!}} The Southern California Institute of Law|website=lawdegree.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>
==Registered but unaccredited school==
SCIL is an unaccredited law school registered with [[State Bar of California]] Committee of Bar Examiners as a distance learning unaccredited law school requiring the "study of law diligently and in good faith for at least four years" with ''each'' of the four years consisting of at "least 864 hours of preparation and study over no fewer than forty-eight and no more than fifty-two consecutive weeks...evidenced by a transcript that indicates the date each course began and ended."<ref>{{cite web |title=Law Schools - Registered unaccredited distance learning law schools in California |url=https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Admissions/Law-School-Regulation/Law-Schools#distance |website=calbar.ca.gov |publisher=[[State Bar of California]] |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TITLE 4. ADMISSION AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION 3. UNACCREDITED LAW SCHOOL RULES |url=https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/rules/Rules_Title4_Div3-UnAcc-Law-Sch.pdf |website=calbar.ca.gov |publisher=State Bar of California |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref><ref name=uncrd>{{cite web |title=TITLE 4. ADMISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION 1. ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW IN CALIFORNIA |url=https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/rules/Rules_Title4_Div1-Adm-Prac-Law.pdf |website=calbar.ca.gov |publisher=State Bar of California |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref>

SCIL is not approved by the [[American Bar Association]]. Its graduates are not automatically qualified to take the bar exam in California without meeting unaccredited school requirements and are not qualified to take a bar exam or practice law outside of California in any event.<ref name=uncrd/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bar Admission Guide|url=https://www.ncbex.org/publications/bar-admissions-guide/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=NCBE|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Lawsuits==
==Lawsuits==


The Southern California Institute of Law sued the State Bar over a requirement that schools to maintain a 40% percent bar passage rate over five years, arguing that the State Bar had violated the school's First Amendment rights.<ref>http://abovethelaw.com/tag/southern-california-institute-of-law/</ref> Stanislaus Pulle, the school's dean was quoted in an LA Times article as saying that "'he thought the bar passage rate was generally a fair way to judge law schools.' But he added that he believes the state bar's requirement was too rigid and would force schools to accept students who had a higher chance of passing the bar and ignore other types of students."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-law-schools-bar-20150908-story.html|title=Law school continues fight over minimum bar exam passage rate|last=Song|first=Jason|website=latimes.com|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref> The lawsuit was later dismissed with prejudice, with the court ruling that the First Amendment claim would be futile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abovethelaw.com/2013/08/this-law-school-doesnt-want-people-to-know-its-grads-fail-the-bar-exam-93-percent-of-the-time/|title=A Law School Whose Grads Fail The Bar Exam 93 Percent Of The Time|last=Zaretsky|first=Staci|website=Above the Law|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref> SCIL filed an appeal in the 9th Circuit Court, which affirmed the original US District court's decision.<ref>http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2015/08/24/14-55690.pdf</ref>
SCIL sued the State Bar of California over a requirement that California accredited law schools must maintain a 40% percent bar passage rate over a rolling five-year period, arguing that the State Bar had violated the SCIL's First Amendment rights, that the 40% benchmark was arbitrary and capricious, and that it violated the state's separation of powers. The lawsuit was dismissed by the court with prejudice. The court ruled that the State Bar had exercised its rulemaking authority under the inherent authority of the California Supreme Court over law school accreditation. The court ruled that the State Bar does not function as an executive agency of the legislature, whereby it would be subject to the substantial evidence rule of the California Administrative Procedure Act. Rather, the court held that the rational basis test applied.<ref>https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/scil2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> SCIL filed an appeal in the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals]], which affirmed the original U.S. District Court's decision.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SO CAL INSTITUTE OF LAW V. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, No. 14-55690 (9th Cir. 2015)|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/14-55690/14-55690-2015-08-24.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Justia Law|language=en}}</ref> SCIL later filed an action in state court, which was dismissed on grounds of issue preclusion and was later affirmed by a state appeals court.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S. Cal. Inst. of Law, Inc. v. State Bar of Cal. {{!}} B263251 {{!}} Cal. Ct. App. {{!}} Judgment {{!}} Law {{!}} CaseMine|url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914acfdadd7b049347405a0|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.casemine.com|language=en}}</ref>


==Tuition==
==Tuition==


The 2020 annual tuition and fees for enrollees was $3,300.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Southern California Institute of Law Website Tuition Page|url=https://lawdegree.com/2020-new-enrollees/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-29|website=lawdegree.com}}</ref>
Southern California Institute of Law has an annual tuition of approximately $7,850.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.lawdegree.com/content/admission/media/fees.pdf SCIL, Fee: General Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918211937/http://lawdegree.com/content/admission/media/fees.pdf |date=2013-09-18 }}</ref> Students may enroll in a deferred payment plan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawdegree.com/content/admission/finaid.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124022154/http://www.lawdegree.com/content/admission/finaid.asp |archivedate=2012-01-24 }} Southern California Institute of Law Website</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.lawdegree.com Southern California Institute of Law}}
* {{Official website|http://www.lawdegree.com Southern California Institute of Law}}
* {{Cite web|author=Southern California Institute of Law Alumni Association|title=Welcome to the Southern California Institute of Law Alumni Association|url=https://lawschoolalumniscil.com/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Southern California Institute of Law Alumni Association|language=en-US}}
* [http://www.scilsba.com Southern California Institute of Law Student Bar Association]

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Southern California Institute of Law
Established1986[1]
School typePrivate unaccredited
DeanStanislaus Pulle
LocationVentura, CA[2], US
34°16′01″N 119°12′47″W / 34.26694°N 119.21306°W / 34.26694; -119.21306
Faculty10[3]
USNWR rankingUnranked
Bar pass rate21.1% (share of students passing bar within five years of graduation - Ventura Campus)[4]
Websitewww.lawdegree.com

Southern California Institute of Law (SCIL) is a private California registered but unaccredited law school located in Ventura, California.[5] The Law School was established in 1986 and operated as a fixed facility law school,[6] accredited by the State Bar of California for twenty-five years, with campuses in both Ventura and Santa Barbara, California, until June 1, 2020.[7]

The Law School now operates as an unaccredited, California registered, distance learning law school.[8]

History

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Southern California Institute of Law was founded in 1986.[9] The institute was established as a fixed-facility part-time evening only law school which catered to working adults.[10]

The school is a distance learning unaccredited law school with an evening Juris Doctor degree program.[11]

Registered but unaccredited school

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SCIL is an unaccredited law school registered with State Bar of California Committee of Bar Examiners as a distance learning unaccredited law school requiring the "study of law diligently and in good faith for at least four years" with each of the four years consisting of at "least 864 hours of preparation and study over no fewer than forty-eight and no more than fifty-two consecutive weeks...evidenced by a transcript that indicates the date each course began and ended."[12][13][14]

SCIL is not approved by the American Bar Association. Its graduates are not automatically qualified to take the bar exam in California without meeting unaccredited school requirements and are not qualified to take a bar exam or practice law outside of California in any event.[14][15]

Lawsuits

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SCIL sued the State Bar of California over a requirement that California accredited law schools must maintain a 40% percent bar passage rate over a rolling five-year period, arguing that the State Bar had violated the SCIL's First Amendment rights, that the 40% benchmark was arbitrary and capricious, and that it violated the state's separation of powers. The lawsuit was dismissed by the court with prejudice. The court ruled that the State Bar had exercised its rulemaking authority under the inherent authority of the California Supreme Court over law school accreditation. The court ruled that the State Bar does not function as an executive agency of the legislature, whereby it would be subject to the substantial evidence rule of the California Administrative Procedure Act. Rather, the court held that the rational basis test applied.[16] SCIL filed an appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed the original U.S. District Court's decision.[17] SCIL later filed an action in state court, which was dismissed on grounds of issue preclusion and was later affirmed by a state appeals court.[18]

Tuition

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The 2020 annual tuition and fees for enrollees was $3,300.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "The Southern California Institute of Law @ Santa Barbara and Ventura". Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  2. ^ "Southern California Institute of Law · 1280 S Victoria Ave Suite 120, Ventura, CA 93003, United States".
  3. ^ "Faculty | the Southern California Institute of Law".
  4. ^ https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Education/MinimumPassRateStandardCumulativePassRates.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Google Maps". Southern California Institute of Law. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  6. ^ "The Southern California Institute of Law @ Santa Barbara and Ventura Legacy Website". legacy.lawdegree.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  7. ^ "Southern California Institute of Law Website". www.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  8. ^ "Southern California Institute of Law Home Page". lawdegree.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  9. ^ "The Southern California Institute of Law @ Santa Barbara and Ventura Legacy Website". legacy.lawdegree.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  10. ^ "Southern California Institute of Law | NowLegal.com". 2017-02-08. Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  11. ^ "General Information | The Southern California Institute of Law". lawdegree.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  12. ^ "Law Schools - Registered unaccredited distance learning law schools in California". calbar.ca.gov. State Bar of California. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. ^ "TITLE 4. ADMISSION AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION 3. UNACCREDITED LAW SCHOOL RULES" (PDF). calbar.ca.gov. State Bar of California. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  14. ^ a b "TITLE 4. ADMISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION 1. ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW IN CALIFORNIA" (PDF). calbar.ca.gov. State Bar of California. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Bar Admission Guide". NCBE. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  16. ^ https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/scil2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ "SO CAL INSTITUTE OF LAW V. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, No. 14-55690 (9th Cir. 2015)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  18. ^ "S. Cal. Inst. of Law, Inc. v. State Bar of Cal. | B263251 | Cal. Ct. App. | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  19. ^ "The Southern California Institute of Law Website Tuition Page". lawdegree.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
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