Pathway to Law School

Santa Ana College is the first Orange County Community College chosen to participate in the Pathway to Law School Program. The program focuses on providing community college students with an appropriate transition into law school.

Credits obtained from prescribed courses at Santa Ana College are guaranteed to transfer. Students will receive an early exposure to the law school experience, individual advisement and mentoring from law school advisors, financial aid counseling, LSAT preparation, and waived application fess for admission in participating law schools.

The following Law schools have partnered with Santa Ana College to provide this service:

Berkeley Law, University of California
Santa Clara University School of Law
University of California, Davis School of Law
University of San Francisco, School of Law
University of San Diego, School of Law
McGeorge School of Law
Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
Loyola Law School
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
University of California, Irvine, School of Law
University of California College of Law, San Francisco
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
University of Southern California, Gould School of Law
Western State College of Law
Southwestern School of Law

Certificate

Pathway to Law School

Any student with a goal to enter law school should complete the Pathway to Law School program. This program is recognized as part of the California State Bar and California Community College State Chancellor’s office initiative “Pathway to Law School.”

Students interested in a career in law should also complete their Associate's Degree in an academic major leading to transfer to a four-year institution. The Pathway to Law School certificate provides students with an opportunity to major in the subject of their choice while improving their abilities in areas that are associated with success in law school and the practice of law.

Pathway to Law School: Certificate of Achievement