State Bar of California

Annual bar disclosure.

Every California law school that is not approved by the American Bar Association files this report with the State Bar at the start of each year. This is CDTA's filing, reproduced in full and exactly as filed.

Filed document
January 2025 Annual Disclosure by California Unaccredited Law Schools
Under California Business & Professions Code Section 6061.7(a). Revised March 12, 2025.
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Law schools that are registered or accredited in the State of California but are not approved by the American Bar Association must file this disclosure at the start of each calendar year pursuant to California Business & Professions Code section 6061.7(a). Data in this report covers the 52 weeks ending September 15, 2024 unless noted. The State Bar of California’s website includes a list of all law schools that are registered as unaccredited or accredited in California.

Law school
Name of Law SchoolCALIFORNIA DESERT TRIAL ACADEMY COLLEGE OF LAW, INC.
Primary Address4290 FARGO STREET, INDIO, CA 92201
Approved Branch Campus(es)NOT APPLICABLE

Admissions Data

First-year applications
Total number of first year applications received6
Total number of first year applications admitted6
Total number of first year applications enrolled5
GPA and LSAT percentiles for first-year students enrolled
75th percentile50th percentile25th percentile
Undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) for all first-year students enrolled3.753.02.75
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) numerical score for all first-year students enrolled who provided an LSAT score (if LSAT is required or accepted for admission)133

Time and Charges to earn a JD degree as of September 15, 2024

Time and charges
Total number of units required to earn a JD degree84
Estimated total tuition charged to complete a JD degree$60,000
Estimated total fees charged to complete a JD degree$100

Financial Aid Available to First-Year Students (if qualified)

Financial aid available to first-year students, as checked on the filing
TypeChecked on filing
Federal Guaranteed LoansNo
Private Student LoansNo
Veteran Educations BenefitsNo
California Department of RehabilitationNo
Unrestricted Scholarships/Grants/DiscountsYes
Conditional Scholarships/GrantsNo
Scholarships awarded
Unrestricted Scholarships/Grants/Discounts: total number awarded3
Unrestricted Scholarships/Grants/Discounts: total dollar amount awarded$3,000

Description of all conditions (e.g., cumulative GPA) required to maintain such scholarship

CDTA awarded 3 $1,000 scholarships to the 3 top students

Enrollment Data

Total number of students enrolled per class in the law school’s JD degree program during the 52 weeks ending September 15 of the year indicated below:

Enrollment by class
2021202220232024
1st Year88105
2nd Year13687
3rd Year2825
4th Year5282
Total JD enrollment28242819

Total number of students who transferred to or from the JD program during the 52 weeks ending September 15 of the year indicated below:

Transfers
2021202220232024
Transfers (to)0002
Transfers (from)4615

Total number of students who did not remain enrolled in the JD program, on either a voluntary or involuntary basis, during the 52 weeks ending September 15 of the year indicated below (includes those who transferred to other schools):

Attrition
2021202220232024
Total Attrition (#)4675

Law School administrators, Faculty, and Librarians as of September 15, 2024

Administrators, faculty and librarians
Number of full-time faculty0
Number of part-time faculty18
Number of full-time administrators1
Number of part-time administrators4
Number of trained and degreed librarians (full- or part-time)0

Required Courses and Clinical Courses as of September 15, 2024

Required and clinical courses
Number of required courses for JD degree26
Average class size for required courses5
Number of school-sponsored clinical programs offered for credit4

Employment Outcomes

The percentage of students graduating in 2021 who were employed in 2022, 2023, or 2024 in: a) Jobs that require a JD degree; or b) jobs in which holding a JD degree is an advantage:

2021 graduate survey
Total number of 2021 JD graduates5
Total number of 2021 JD graduates surveyed5
Total number of surveys returned5
Survey response rate100%
Employment status of 2021 graduates
202220232024
JD degree required job60%60%60%
JD degree advantage job per job description40%40%40%

Survey conducted between 11/2022 and 05/2024.

California Bar Examination Cumulative Passage Data

California Bar Examination Cumulative Passage Data Calculated using the formula set forth in Accredited Rule 4.160(D) Minimum, Cumulative Five-Year Bar Passage Rate (MPR) Reporting Period: August 1, 2018 - July 31, 2023

Cumulative percentage of students who graduated during the Reporting Period and passed any California Bar Examination during the Reporting Period or the February 2024 bar exam, if they graduated within 10 administrations of that bar exam; adjusted to exclude those pursuing licensure under CRC 9.49.1 and include those who have licensed through this option. While accredited law schools must maintain a 40% MPR or higher, there is no minimum pass rate for unaccredited schools.

Cumulative five-year bar passage rate
Minimum, Cumulative Five-Year Bar Passage Rate (MPR), August 1, 2018 - July 31, 202364.7%
California State Bar Required Disclosure

Study at, or graduation from, this law school may not qualify a student to take the bar examination or to satisfy the requirements for admission to practice in jurisdictions other than California.

CDTA College of Law is a law school registered with the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. It is not accredited by the American Bar Association or by the Committee of Bar Examiners. Read the full required disclosure before you apply.

This page reproduces the school’s filing with the State Bar of California. If anything here differs from the filed PDF, the filed PDF governs. The school’s other required disclosures, including method of instruction and the First-Year Law Students’ Examination, are on the Required Disclosures page.

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