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Web Business and Professions Disclosure California Business and Professions Code (B&P) 6061.7 requires a law school that is not approved by the American Bar Association to provide certain information on its website. The State Bar of California has provided a template form to be used by law schools. In reviewing the information set out in this reporting form, please keep the following information in mind: Admissions Information Concord has three first-year class starts each year. Concord does not require applicants to its JD program to sit for the LSAT, but Concord has its own 40-question online admissions test with a minimum score requirement. Approximately 60% of applicants who undertake the online test are disqualified from applying to the JD program for not meeting required cut scores. Concord’s transfer policy may be reviewed in the school catalog at http://catalog.purdueglobal. edu/concord-law-school/policy-information/academic-information. Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid In addition to the information provided on the report form, you can also review the information at http://concordlawschool.edu/admissions/tuition. The Refund Policy can be reviewed in the catalog at http://catalog.purdueglobal.edu/concordlaw-school/policy- information/financial. Employment Outcomes The employment data reported below was compiled from a survey of graduates of Concord’s JD program. Because Concord is required to report survey results for employment for each of the first three years after graduation, Concord is reporting survey results for its 2017 graduates. Fifty-eight surveys were sent out and 17 graduates responded, for an overall response rate of 29%. The percentages for those who are employed in a position where a JD is required or a JD is an advantage are expressed as a percentage of all respondents who reported being employed. Of these employed graduates, 43% reported being employed in a position where a JD was required and 63% reported being employed in a position where a JD was an advantage. Academic Calendar Academic calendar information can be found in the catalog at http://catalog.purdueglobal.edu/concord-law-school/ policy-information/academic-information/. Web CLS Business Disclosures REV 12/2020 January 2021 Annual Disclosure by California Accredited Law Schools Under California Business & Professions Code Section 6061.7(a) Name of Law School: Concord Law School at Purdue University Global Primary Address: 10100 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Additional Branch/Satellite Campus(es): ___________________________________________________________ Law schools that are registered or accredited in the State of California but are not approved by the American Bar Association must file this disclosure at the start of each calendar year pursuant to California Business & Professions Code 6061.7(a). The data in this report is current as of the 52 weeks ending September 15, 2020 unless otherwise noted. The State Bar of California's website includes a list of all law schools that are registered or accredited in California. 1) Admissions Data: a) Total number of first-year applications received: 232_ _ b) Total number of first-year students admitted: 121 c) Total number of first-year students enrolled: 228 d) Undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) for all first-year students enrolled: i) 75th Percentile: _ 3.50 ii) 50th Percentile: _ 3.00 iii) 25th Percentile: _ 2.70 e) Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) numerical score for all first-year students enrolled (if LSAT is required for admission): Reported Numerical Score: i) 75th Percentile: _ NA ii) 50th Percentile: _ NA iii) 25th Percentile: _ NA 2) Time and Charges to earn a JD as of September 15, 2020: a) Total number of units required to earn a JD degree: 92 b) Estimated total tuition charged to complete a JD degree: $ 48,000 c) Estimated total fees charged to complete a JD degree: $ 2,400 3) Financial Aid Available to First-Year Students (if qualified): Federally Guaranteed Loans Private Student Loans Veterans Education Benefits California Department of Rehabilitation Unrestricted Scholarships/Grants/Discounts: Total number and dollar amount awarded: $ _ Conditional Scholarships/Grants: Total number and dollar amount awarded: 9 $17,500.00 Description of all conditions (e.g., cumulative GPA) required to maintain any such scholarship: To maintain scholarship eligibility students must: 1) Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher; 2) Must remain in good financial standing; and 3) must have all required documents on file at Purdue University Global for the Scholarship to be awarded. https://www.concordlawschool.edu/documents/concord-law-school-scholarship-program.pdf Page 1 of 2 4) Enrollment Data a) Total number of students enrolled per class in the law school's JD degree program during the 52 weeks ending September 15 of the year indicated below: 2017 2018 2019 2020 1st Year 232 157 146 228 2nd Year 51 57 30 48 3rd Year 46 26 24 22 4th Year 38 42 22 37 Total JD enrollment 367 282 222 335 b) Total number of students who transferred to or from the JD program during the 52 weeks ending September 15 of the year indicated below: 2017 2018 2019 2020 Transfers (to) 01 01 Transfers (from) unknown unknown unknown unknown c) Total number of students who did not remain enrolled in the JD program, on either a voluntary or involuntary basis, during the 52 weeks ending September 15 of the year indicated below:(includes those who transferred to other schools): 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total Attrition (#) 256 204 212 107 5) Law School Administrators, Faculty, and Librarians as of September 15, 2020: a) Number of full-time faculty: 8 b) Number of part-time faculty: 22 c) Number of full-time administrators: 2 d) Number of part-time administrators: 2 e) Number of trained and degreed librarians (full- or part-time): 1 6) Required Courses and Clinical Courses as of September 15, 2020: a) Number of required courses for JD degree: 32 b) Average class size for required courses: 23 c) Number of school-sponsored clinical programs offered for credit: 0 7) Employment Outcomes: The percentage of students graduating in 2017 who were employed in 2018, 2019, or 2020 in: a) jobs that require a JD degree; or b) jobs in which holding a JD degree is an advantage: Total number of 2017 JD graduates: 58 Total number of survey responses received: ______17 _ Survey response rate: 29 % Employment Status of 2017 Grads in: 2018 2019 2020 JD degree required 48 % 46 % 43 % JD degree advantage 64 % 69 % 63 % * Applies to the employment status of the law school's 2017 JD graduates of the above referenced law school only. 8) California Bar Examination Cumulative Passage Data Calculated under Accredited Guideline 12.2 Minimum, Cumulative Five-Year Bar Passage Rate (MPR) Reporting Period: August 1, 2014 - July 31, 2019 The cumulative percentage of students who graduated during the Reporting Period and passed any administration of the California Bar Examination during the Reporting Period or during the February 2020 bar exam, if they graduated within 10 administrations of that bar exam. _______47.6 % Page 2 of 2.