Learn Hybrid Juris Doctor
Hybrid Juris Doctor Program
The Colleges of Law has been producing practice-ready attorneys for more than 50 years.
We are the first law school in California to launch a Hybrid J.D. program. This program revolutionizes traditional legal education by combining online learning with intensive residencies while focusing on “Lawyering Skills” that prepare you to begin making immediate contributions to the legal community upon graduation.
The on-ground portion of this program, which occurs once a month, takes place in Pasadena.
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The Colleges of Law, a nonprofit law school, prepares students to practice law through programs that deftly combine quality, convenience, affordability, and real-world practicality.
QUALITY
Our faculty members are accomplished judges and attorneys in the local communities. Our Hybrid J.D. students benefit from the breadth of our faculty’s professional experiences.
CONVENIENCE
The Hybrid J.D. program combines online learning with intensive residencies, making a legal degree accessible to those with who desire to make a difference but have commitments that prevent them from attending classes on campus.
AFFORDABILITY
Our Hybrid J.D. program costs, on average, less than the price of J.D. programs typically offered at traditional law schools.
PRACTICALITY
Our students graduate as practice-ready attorneys poised to make an immediate contribution in their new professional setting.
Program Overview
Why study at The Colleges of Law?
Affordable Legal Education
At The Colleges of Law, our reasonable tuition rates and scholarship opportunities reflect a commitment to providing affordable legal education that will lead to a wider range of career opportunities (and less post-graduation stress).
Practitioner Faculty
Our professors are active contributors to the legal profession—practicing judges, lawyers, and elected officials who often come straight from these positions to teach in the Colleges of Law classrooms.
With their support and expertise, students develop the leading-edge practical and theoretical skills necessary to succeed in today’s legal field.
Innovative Programs
As the first law school in California to launch a Hybrid J.D. program, we are committed to advancing the next generation of legal education for our students.
Accommodating Schedules
For many years, our flexible, and affordable J.D. and Master of Business, Law, and Technology programs have allowed parents, full-time employees, and others with standing commitments to pursue a first-class legal education while maintaining their responsibilities.
Additionally, our professors and staff work hard to provide the support and resources that make for a successful and rewarding law school experience.
Accreditation
The Colleges of Law is institutionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
For more than 30 years, our Juris Doctor program has also been accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California as a single institution with two campuses in Santa Barbara and Ventura.
The Colleges of Law is not accredited by the American Bar Association.
Testimonials
If I were to do everything again, I would do it exactly the same way that I did. I am very satisfied and happy with my entire professional career. I have a lot of admiration for my former professors, who are now colleagues.