[5][6] Western State pays a fee to receive services from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).

[10] The accreditation by the CBE made graduates eligible to sit for the California Bar Examination.

[10] By 1990, Western State had expanded to three campuses in California including locations in Fullerton, Irvine and San Diego.

[17] The same year, the school sold its property to California State University, Fullerton for roughly $18 million.

[19] In 2019, a federal court approved Westcliff University's plan to purchase the school and revert it to for-profit status.

[28] The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at the Western State College of Law for the 2018-19 academic year was $63,692 for a student living at home and $77,126 for a full-time student that is self-supporting.

[29] According to Western State's ABA-required disclosures, 88.3% of the Class of 2022 obtained some form of employment ten months after graduation.