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Valparaiso Law cited for value of education
Friday, August 31, 2007
Valparaiso University School of Law, known for a highly personal manner of teaching and learning, has achieved recognition for also delivering outstanding value in preparing its students for success in the legal profession.
Valparaiso recently was one of 62 law schools in the United States selected to PreLaw Magazine’s list of the schools offering the best value for law students. The magazine selected the top programs based on measures of affordability (tuition under $30,000 for private law schools or $25,000 for public law schools), a bar passage rate higher than the state’s average and an employment rate of 85 percent or greater.
Jay Conison, dean of Valparaiso’s School of Law, said the school focuses on helping students become successful practicing attorneys through a rigorous education that includes an outstanding legal research and writing program, several clinics that offer practical legal experience and high-quality faculty who are excellent teachers.
“A constant refrain that I hear about our young graduates, from those who employ them, is that they are enormously productive and highly valued colleagues,” Conison said. “In the education business, there is nothing more gratifying than hearing your alumni are respected and admired. Being recognized as a ‘Best Value’ law school in this particular study, one that focuses on what really matters – educational quality, is gratifying.”
Valparaiso’s bar passage rate is 88 percent, six points above the state average, and more than 86 percent of its students have obtained employment within nine months of graduation. Approximately 90 percent of Valparaiso law students receive financial aid.
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