Louisiana College is moving forward with plans to open Louisiana's Fifth (5th) law school. Louisiana's presently operating law schools are:
Tulane University - http://www.law.tulane.edu/
Louisiana State University - http://www.law.lsu.edu/
Loyola University - http://www.law.loyno.edu/
Southern University - http://www.sulc.edu/index_ie.htm
While tuition rates are not yet listed on the proposed school's website (http://law.lacollege.edu/), it will be interesting to see what type of cost this legal education will run. In reviewing the school's financial information I observed that tuition for an undergraduate for one year starting Fall 2011, assuming 15 hours per semester, would run approximately $13,380; not bad for a private school. Perhaps a new, cost-effective legal education is coming which will allow more options in considering the TTT and FTT schools charging in excess of $25,000 a year for tuition only.
Believe me, knowing now that my J.D. would leave little chance of landing a job that could actually handle the $90,000+ debt load and leave room for a comfortable living, I would have considered a newer school with a cost like this one over the one I chose.
I'll await the financial information to see if Louisiana College conforms to its reputation ("Louisiana College is known for providing an excellent education at a cost well below the national average.").
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