ABOUT UNC
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The University of Northern California, Lorenzo Patiño School of Law, is located at
1012 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Conveniently located near City Hall, the Sacramento County Law Library, and the Sacramento County Courthouse, the Lorenzo Patiño School of Law is only minutes away from the State Capitol, the U.S. District Court, and the 3rd District Court of Appeals.

The Lorenzo Patiño School of Law is licensed by the California State Department of Education to grant Juris Doctor Degrees and Paralegal Certificates.

HISTORY
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This is but one of the ideas envisioned by the late Judge Lorenzo E. Patiño when he agreed to be the founding Dean of the University of Northern California. Dean Patiño encouraged all students who wanted a legal education to pursue their goals vigorously, even though the sacrifices would sometimes be great. To further enhance their chances for success, he also assured them that the tuition would remain affordable. In keeping with this tradition, UNC continues to provide the most affordable, quality legal education in the area.

MISSION
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The University of Northern California (UNC), Lorenzo Patiño School of Law, was founded in 1983 to provide a high quality legal education at an affordable cost.

UNC provides an evening law school program, allowing students to prepare for the California State Bar Examination while maintaining full-time employment.

The goal of the law school is to qualify its students for entry into the legal profession, as well as enable them to meet the needs of society as members of an honored profession.

UNC’s four-year curriculum consists of traditional law school courses and is enhanced by selective electives, which are designed to broaden and to develop the analytical thought processes of its students.

Judges and practicing attorneys teach the classes, providing practical experience as well as theoretical instruction.

UNC encourages vigorous student-faculty discussion of the law. The ratio of faculty members to students is approximately one professor for every 15 students. Class sizes range from ten to twenty students.

UNC is authorized by the California State Department of Education to grant Juris Doctorate degrees and is listed with the California State Committee of Bar Examiners as an unaccredited law school.