MONTEREY COLLEGE OF LAW

LAW SCHOOL - STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:1. IMPROVE PERFORMANCE ON THE CALIFORNIA BAR EXAM.2. MAINTAIN QUALITY ADMISSION STANDARDS.3. MAINTAIN PRUDENT FISCAL STEWARDSHIP.4. DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY.5. EXPAND RECOGNITION AND MARKETING PROGRAM.6. EXPAND CLINICAL PROGRAMS - MANDELL GISNET CENTER.ADMISSIONS AND DIVERSITY:MCL CONTINUES TO BE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ACCESS TO A LEGAL EDUCATION TO A BROAD AND DIVERSE POPULATION. THE LAW SCHOOL CONTINUES TO REFLECT AN INCREASINGLY MORE DIVERSE STUDENT BODY THAT ALSO REFLECTS THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COMMUNITY.ADMISSION STANDARDS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.MCL'S ENROLLMENT STRATEGY IS TO SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED 40 TO 60 NEW STUDENTS EACH YEAR WHILE MAINTAINING A RELATIVELY CONSTANT STANDARD FOR UNDERGRADUATE GPA. OUR BASIC GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE AN ENTERING CLASS STANDARD OF AT LEAST A 3.00 UNDERGRADUATE GPA. MCL HAS EXCEEDED THIS GOAL FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. MCL'S OVERALL GRADUATION RATE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS IS APPROXIMATELY 75%. ADMISSION STANDARDS ARE COMPETITIVE ON A STATE-WIDE LEVEL.FACULTY EXCELLENCE - 80 LOCAL LAWYERS AND JUDGES SERVE AS ADJUNCT FACULTY.OVER TWO-THIRDS OF THE CURRENT MCL FACULTY ARE GRADUATES OF TIER 1 U.S. LAW SCHOOLS. (US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKINGS.) AN ADDITIONAL 20% ARE TOP TIER GRADUATES OF MCL.

SINCE 2007, THE MONTEREY COLLEGE OF LAW'S MANDELL GISNET CENTER FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT HAS PROVIDED MEDIATION PROGRAM SERVICES TO THE MONTEREY COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT. THE COURT DIRECTED CIVIL MEDIATION REFERRAL PROVIDES TWO HOURS OF FREE MEDIATION FROM A VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCED LAWYER-MEDIATOR. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES MEDIATION TRAINING FOR LAW STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.