Editing University of La Verne (section)

===College of Law===
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The University of La Verne College of Law was founded in 1970 and is currently located in [[Ontario, California]]. In February 2006, the college was provisionally accredited by the [[American Bar Association]] (ABA), allowing students to take the [[bar exam]] and become practicing attorneys in any U.S. jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year|url=http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/by_year_approved.html|access-date=April 20, 2011|work=ABA website}}</ref>  In June 2011, the ABA denied the College full ABA accreditation.<ref name="denied">{{cite web|title=La Verne College of Law dealt setback &#124; San Bernardino County News &#124; PE.com - Press-Enterprise|url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_Biz_D_lawschool14.35729bf.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131142952/http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_Biz_D_lawschool14.35729bf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|access-date=2013-10-05|publisher=PE.com}}</ref> On August 29, 2011, the college announced it received accreditation from the Committee of Bar Examiners of the [[State Bar of California#Becoming an attorney in California|State Bar of California]].<ref name="press_release">{{cite web|date=2011-08-29|title=University of La Verne College of Law &#124; La Verne Law Receives Cal Bar Accreditation &#124; University of La Verne College of Law|url=http://law.laverne.edu/press-releases/la-verne-law-receives-cal-bar-accreditation/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620095035/http://law.laverne.edu/press-releases/la-verne-law-receives-cal-bar-accreditation/|archive-date=2014-06-20|access-date=2013-10-05|publisher=Law.laverne.edu}}</ref> In March 2012, the ABA again granted provisional approval.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABA-Approved Law Schools &#124; Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar|url=http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools.html|access-date=2013-10-05|publisher=Americanbar.org}}</ref>  On March 14, 2016, the ABA granted full accreditation. Of the La Verne graduates who took the California bar exam for the first time in July 2016, 31% passed, vs. a statewide average of 62%.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zaretsky|first=Staci|title=California Bar Exam Results By Law School (2016)|date=13 December 2016|url=https://abovethelaw.com/2016/12/california-bar-exam-results-by-law-school-2016/}}</ref> In November 2019, the university's board of trustees voted to change from an ABA-accredited school to a California Bar-accredited school,<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 21, 2019|first=Karen|last=Sloan |title=LA-Area Law School to Remain Open, but Parts Ways With the ABA|url=https://www.law.com/therecorder/2019/11/21/la-area-law-school-to-remain-open-but-parts-ways-with-the-aba/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=The Recorder|language=en}}</ref> a decision that was influenced in part by the ABA's introduction of tougher accreditation standards in May 2019 which shortened the timeframe schools had to ensure a 75-percent bar pass rate from five to two years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moran|first=Lyle|title=La Verne Law School Opts For State Accreditation Rather Than Closure|url=https://abovethelaw.com/2019/11/la-verne-law-school-opts-for-state-accreditation-rather-than-closure/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Above the Law|date=26 November 2019|language=en-US}}</ref>