North Carolina Central University School of Law is a historically black college in Durham. Most students are attracted to the school for is solid foundation in practical skills that prepare students to meet the needs of the marketplace.
The public school has been one of the nations best values – with resident tuition below $20,000 a year. But the school has struggled with job placement and bar exam performance in recent years. For the Class of 2015, 82.25 percent passed the bar within the first four tries, a figure that is on the low side for the region. But the school’s pass rate is higher than its incoming LSAT scores would otherwise predict — by almost 10 percent. Still, employment is a weak spot, with only 78 percent for the class of 2017 landing jobs, and a modified employment rate of 51 percent. The modified rates is based on the quality of those jobs.
The aim of its clinical legal program is to meet the needs of communities traditionally underserved by the legal profession.
North Carolina Central University offers full-time and part-time programs. Part-timers generally have full-time jobs and attend law school three nights a week. Many of the students are the first generation in their families to go to graduate and professional schools.
The school’s student-to-faculty ratio is lower than most other schools in the region.
Empowering Your Law Career
Sign up now to get all the information and advice you need to succeed in law school and your law career in the United States
- The Latest News in Legal Education
- Advice on taking the Bar Exam in the US
- Career Advice for Foreign Trained Attorneys
- Directory of the Best LL.M. Programs for Foreign Students
- Insights on Legal Trends