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Why Cooley is right for you
The best people, an excellent legal education program, and first-class facilities - essential attributes of every successful law school.
People - Our greatest asset 
Most of our faculty are former practicing lawyers and judges. All our faculty consider teaching and helping our students become competent lawyers their highest priority.
Program - Knowledge, skills, ethics
We expect all our graduates to pass the bar and to be competent, ethical practicing attorneys, so our program of legal education is rigorous, challenging, and thorough. Facilities - Unmatched in size, scope, and beauty
Cooley provides an excellent setting in which our students can study, our faculty can teach, and our staff can work.
Diversity
We rank first in total J.D. minority enrollment among the 200 ABA-accredited law schools.
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Tuition Calculator Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) Michigan educational corporation and
is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
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