201:, becoming a non-profit institution in 1949. In 1961, a second law school campus was opened in San Jose, graduating its first class in 1965. By 1987, Lincoln University's entire law school program was concentrated in San Jose. In 1993, the San Jose campus formally separated from Lincoln University becoming an independent, public benefit, non-profit corporation, changing its name to Lincoln Law School of San Jose. The school moved to downtown San Jose in 1999. In 2000, the 25-year-old Peninsula University School of Law merged into Lincoln Law School of San Jose.
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California Bar does not report for fewer than 11 first-time takers so did not report official results for the school. For 2023, the school reported a 17% (4 out of 24) passage for those taking the examination one or more times. As an unaccredited school, students must first pass the California Bar’s First Year Law Students' Examination (the "Baby Bar") before they can take the California Bar Examination.
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