April Vincent is the Associate Dean of Student Success and Bar Preparation at The Colleges of Law. Dean Vincent came to COL with substantial experience in both teaching and law practice. She has a background in academic success and bar preparation both at Southwestern and Whittier Law School. Dean Vincent has taught a number of courses as an adjunct law professor such as Securities Regulation, Wills & Trusts, and legal writing. Additionally, she has taught as an adjunct at Western State College of Law and undergraduate business law as an online course at California Baptist University.

Dean Vincent is committed to service to the legal profession and has served as the Chair and Editor-in-Chief of the Business Law News for the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, as Vice-Chair of Programs and Publications, and as an advisor to the section. She has been a contributing writer to the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) and has worked as a legal editor for bar-sponsored and various other legal publications.