TCS Education System Fuels Legal Education Innovation

CHICAGO, March 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On a mission to advance student success and community impact through its partner colleges and universities, TCS Education System recently helped The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law (COL) launch the first accredited hybrid JD program in California. The program was made possible through seed funding and support by TCS Education System.

"Substantial support by TCS for the development of this new program has afforded The Colleges of Law a clear differential advantage in the legal education landscape," says COL Board Chair Marilyn Anticouni. "The depth and breadth of professional support offered through affiliation with TCS propelled the program's successful development through accreditor approval, making COL the first law school in California to offer an accredited hybrid J.D."

Developed in the course of a TCS grant-funded "Hack the J.D." weekend at COL's Santa Barbara campus, the program was approved in October by COL's state accreditor the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California, and earned final approval by regional accreditor the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) in February. The program will be delivered 70 percent online and 30 percent on-campus, with an integrated 84-unit curriculum that can be completed in either 32 months or 40 months, at less than half the cost of traditional programs offered by American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law schools.

With ongoing TCS Education System support, the COL Hybrid J.D. program will launch in Fall 2018, and is currently accepting applications for its inaugural class. For more information about the program, visit www.collegesoflaw.edu/hybrid-juris-doctor/ or call 805-765-9719.

About TCS Education System

TCS Education System (TCS) is a nonprofit system of colleges that was launched in 2009 to advance student success and community impact. Currently, the System spans five colleges, campus locations across 12 cities and a community of more than 30 global academic partners to fulfill the aspirations of approximately 7,000 students. The TCS model provides its colleges with the scale of resources necessary to succeed, including admissions and enrollment services, finance and accounting, information and learning technology, marketing, strategic initiatives, compliance and legal services, human resources, and global engagement among other areas of professional expertise. The System was founded on the belief that by sharing administrative resources and allowing colleges to concentrate on providing students with quality, social change-focused education, we can give each member of our community the power to change the world. TCS colleges include The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Pacific Oaks College & Children's School, The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law, Dallas Nursing Institute, and Saybrook University. To learn more, watch our System video and explore our community at www.tcsedsystem.edu

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