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Education

Aug. 23, 2016

Public data on two-year degree programs is lacking

Law schools accredited by the American Bar Association are required each year to publicly disclose how their graduates performed on bar exams and in the employment market, but they do not have to break down statistics for those categories by how long it took students to complete their degrees.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The number of schools offering two-year law degree programs has increased nationwide in recent years, but public information about how graduates of the accelerated offerings have fared after graduation has not.

Law schools accredited by the American Bar Association are required each year to publicly disclose how their graduates performed on bar exams and in the employment market, but they do not...

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