Empire College

Empire College in Santa Rosa, California

At Empire College, they offer the career training you need to be successful. Empire College, located in Santa Rosa, California, is just one hour north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the heart of the wine-growing region of Sonoma County. Empire features a variety of career training programs such as business administration courses, medical assistant courses, information technology classes and a top-ranked Juris Doctor program.

Since 1961, Empire’s School of Business has dedicated its resources to providing quality career education that gives graduates an advantage in the job market. Over the past five years, Empire graduates have been placed in over 1,500 companies, earning a combined income of more than $200 million! Their major programs are in:

Accounting
Information Technology
Paralegal
Medical Assisting
Office Administration
Tourism Management & Hospitality

For more than 30 years, Empire College School of Law has been providing a rigorous and quality evening Juris Doctor Law program for students wishing to pursue a career in the field of law. Empire College is among some of the best accredited law schools in California. Santa Rosa colleges also provide students with the convenience of being within close proximity to the Bay Area as well as neighboring counties. Empire College is very proud of the accomplishments of their graduates, including members of the judiciary in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Merced counties.

School of Business Accreditation

Empire College takes pride in the high standards they must achieve to maintain accreditation and offer students a high-quality education.

Empire College School of Business is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a national accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Empire College operates programs approved by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs; the United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service; and the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, California State Department of Consumer Affairs.

Empire College's programs are approved for the training of veterans and eligible persons. In addition, Empire College works with rehabilitation specialists and injured workers to customize programs under California's Workers Compensation training voucher system, as well as laid-off workers entitled to benefits under the Trade Adjustment Act.

School of Law Accreditation

Founded in 1973, the School of Law has been accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California since 1982.

Approximately 80 percent of Empire School of Law graduates who have taken the California Bar Exam have passed. Over the last five years, Empire School of Law has consistently achieved one of the highest pass rates for California accredited law schools, including being ranked second in the state on the February 2004 exam.