The Colleges of Law at Ventura
About
The Colleges of Law is a private law school in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California. It is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission and approved by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 2 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 50.0%
- No Data1 · 50.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Action history · 2
- Nov 2020Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2018Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 9 students received $28K in Pell grants, alongside $7.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 68 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Colleges of Law at Ventura
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Colleges of Law at Ventura vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Colleges of Law at Ventura selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectThe Colleges of Law at Ventura | — | — | 288 | — | — |
| 0% | — | 112 | $24,825 | — | |
| — | — | 154 | — | — | |
| — | — | 78 | — | — | |
| — | — | 262 | — | — | |
| — | — | 273 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 0% | — | 208 | $24,825 |
Institutions like Colleges of Law at Ventura
Explore the federal data for institutions in Colleges of Law at Ventura's comparison group.
- California
Abraham Lincoln University
Grad rate0%Admit rate—Enrollment112Net price$24,825View data - California
San Joaquin College of Law
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment154Net price—View data - California
The Colleges of Law at Santa Barbara
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment78Net price—View data - California
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment262Net price—View data - California
Trinity Law School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment273Net price—View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up The Colleges of Law at Ventura.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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