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National Paralegal College

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National Paralegal College
NPCshield.png
TypePrivate for-profit online college
Established2002
AccreditationDistance Education Accrediting Commission
PresidentAvi Katz
DeanStephen Haas
Location
Phoenix
,
Arizona
,
United States
CampusDistance education
Websitenationalparalegal.edu

National Paralegal College (NPC) is a private for-profit online college headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and focused on legal education. It is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission.

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For-profit higher education in the United States

For-profit higher education in the United States

For-profit higher education in the United States refers to the commercialization and privatization of American higher education institutions. For-profit colleges have been the most recognizable for-profit institutions, but commercialization has been a part of US higher education for centuries. Privatization of public institutions has also been increasing since at least the 1980s.

Distance education

Distance education

Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually involved correspondence courses wherein the student corresponded with the school via mail. Distance education is a technology mediated modality and has evolved with the evolution of technologies such as video conferencing, TV, and internet. Today, it usually involves online education and the learning is usually mediated by some form of technology. A distance learning program can be completely distance learning, or a combination of distance learning and traditional classroom instruction. Other modalities include distance learning with complementary virtual environment or teaching in virtual environment (e-learning).

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth most populous city in the United States, the most populous state capital in the country, and the only U.S. state capital with a population of more than one million residents.

Higher education accreditation in the United States

Higher education accreditation in the United States

Higher education accreditation in the United States is a peer review process by which the validity of degrees and credits awarded by higher education institutions is assured. It is coordinated by accreditation commissions made up of member institutions. It was first undertaken in the late 19th century by cooperating educational institutions, on a regional basis.

Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Distance Education Accrediting Commission

The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), formerly the National Home Study Council and then as the Distance Education and Training Council, is a non-profit national educational accreditation agency in the United States specializing in the accreditation of distance education programs of study and institutions. The U.S. Department of Education identifies DEAC to be among the recognized institutional accrediting agencies in the U.S. that are reliable authorities on the quality of education offered by the institutions they accredit.

History

National Paralegal College was founded in 2002 by Director Mark Geller, Esq., founder of Legal Data Systems, Inc. and school President Avi Katz. Its first class was delivered on June 2, 2003. The school introduced a synchronous learning format to online schooling by running a real time audio/visual online platform to deliver instruction. Initially employing only four staff members and serving fewer than ten students at the time of its initial class in 2003, as of 2020, NPC employs a large faculty and staff and serves more than 1,200 students.

Academics

NPC offers a paralegal certificate and Associate degree in paralegal studies and a Bachelor's degree in legal studies or business administration.[1] All students must satisfy the four core courses, which are Torts & Personal Injury, Contracts, Professional Responsibility & Legal Ethics and Legal Research, Writing & Civil Litigation.

A paralegal certificate requires 24 credits, all of which must be earned by taking paralegal courses. An associate degree requires 60 credits, of which at least 36 credits must be earned through paralegal courses. A Bachelor's Degree required 120 credits, of which at least 45 credits must be earned through paralegal courses. Both degrees require that at least 25% of the credits be earned through "general education" courses. NPC offers general education courses in the fields of business, accounting, finance, writing, mathematics, social sciences, etc.[2]

NPC, through its graduate division, National Juris University,[3] also offers master's degrees in legal studies,[4] taxation[5] and compliance law.[6]

Content delivery

National Paralegal College educational courses are offered via synchronous learning. Each course includes twice-weekly live audio-visual classes using the Adobe Connect platform.[7] In addition, all 100 level NPC paralegal courses utilize custom written online textbooks on a variety of subjects, including torts, contracts, criminal law, constitutional law, wills and estates, domestic relations, etc. These resources are also made available to the public and have been cited by numerous organizations, including the National Association of Catholic Chaplains,[8] religioustolerance.org[9] and the Massachusetts Trial Course law libraries website.[10]

Other content made publicly available includes a series of legal analyses of the news prepared and delivered by National Paralegal College faculty.[11]

Accreditation and agreements

NPC maintains a number of licenses, memberships, accreditation and agreements:

Type Organization
Institutional accreditation Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education Accrediting Commission
License Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education[12]
Programmatic accreditation for Master of Science in Compliance Law Compliance Certification Board (CCB)®[13]
Member National Association of Legal Assistants[14]
Associate member American Association for Paralegal Education[15]
Transfer credit recommendation National College Credit Recommendation Service, a division of the University of the State of New York[16]
Articulation agreement Up to 26 credits earned at National Juris University, the graduate division of National Paralegal College, are accepted by Concord Law School, the fully online law school of Purdue University Global, a public nonprofit institution, toward an Executive Juris Doctor degree. This degree is suited to those who want the knowledge and skills of a lawyer but do not aspire to practice law.[17]
Member Higher Education Transfer Alliance (HETA) of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation,[18] an agreement that facilitates the transfer of academic credits by students between member institutions.[19]
Approved Member National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, (NC-SARA),[20] an organization that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of post-secondary distance education courses and programs.

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Associate degree

Associate degree

An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree.

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree or baccalaureate is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years. The two most common bachelor's degrees are the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and the Bachelor of Science. In some institutions and educational systems, certain bachelor's degrees can only be taken as graduate or postgraduate educations after a first degree has been completed, although more commonly the successful completion of a bachelor's degree is a prerequisite for further courses such as a master's or a doctorate.

Synchronous learning

Synchronous learning

Synchronous learning refers to a learning event in which a group of students are engaging in learning at the same time. Before learning technology allowed for synchronous learning environments, most online education took place through asynchronous learning methods. Since synchronous tools that can be used for education have become available, many people are turning to them as a way to help decrease the challenges associated with transactional distance that occurs in online education. Several case studies that found that students are able to develop a sense of community over online synchronous communication platforms.

Adobe Connect

Adobe Connect

Adobe Connect is a suite of software for remote training, web conferencing, presentation, and desktop sharing. All meeting rooms are organized into 'pods'; with each pod performing a specific role Adobe Connect was formerly part of the Adobe Acrobat family and has changed names several times.

Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Distance Education Accrediting Commission

The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), formerly the National Home Study Council and then as the Distance Education and Training Council, is a non-profit national educational accreditation agency in the United States specializing in the accreditation of distance education programs of study and institutions. The U.S. Department of Education identifies DEAC to be among the recognized institutional accrediting agencies in the U.S. that are reliable authorities on the quality of education offered by the institutions they accredit.

University of the State of New York

University of the State of New York

The University of the State of New York is the state of New York's governmental umbrella organization for both public and private institutions in New York State. The "university" is not an educational institution: it is, in fact, a licensing and accreditation body that sets standards for schools operating in New York State, from pre-kindergarten through professional and graduate school, as well as for the practice of a wide variety of professions. USNY's governing body is known as the New York State Board of Regents.

Concord Law School

Concord Law School

Concord Law School, is an online law school based in Los Angeles, California. It is currently known as Concord Law School at Purdue University Global and is one of several schools within Purdue University Global. Established in 1998, Concord Law School was the United States' first fully online law school. The school is accredited by the State Bar of California, but it is not accredited by the American Bar Association.

Purdue University Global

Purdue University Global

Purdue University Global, Inc (PG), formerly Kaplan University, is a public online university that operates as a public-benefit corporation, is part of the Purdue University system, and returns 12.5% of operating revenue to its former for-profit owner Graham Holdings Company (GHC). Purdue University Global's programs focus on career-oriented fields of study at the credential, associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral level. The university also has three physical classroom locations and Concord Law School.

LawShelf Educational Media

In 2018, NPC launched LawShelf Educational Media[21] to provide educational resources in law and law-related areas to the public. LawShelf's "Foundations of Law" section features hundreds of articles in law-related areas complete with examples and self-quizzes. LawShelf's "short videos" section includes about 200 5-10 minute videos on disparate legal topics. It also features 70 "video-courses," which are in-depth courses on law-related areas. Each completed video-course (including passage of a final exam) results in the awarding of a digital badge for display on resumes, portfolios or LinkedIn.

Source: "National Paralegal College", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, August 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Paralegal_College.

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References
  1. ^ "How To Become a Paralegal". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  2. ^ NPC Bachelor's Degree courses page
  3. ^ National Juris University home page
  4. ^ MS in Legal Studies Page
  5. ^ MS in Taxation Page
  6. ^ MS in Compliance Law Page
  7. ^ Adobe Connect
  8. ^ "Resources online: Websites of interest to chaplains". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  9. ^ "Separation of church and state" issues
  10. ^ "Massachusetts Law About Criminal Law and Procedure". Archived from the original on 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  11. ^ National Paralegal College Faculty's Legal Analysis of the News
  12. ^ Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
  13. ^ Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® Accreditation
  14. ^ National Association of Legal Assistants Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ American Association for Paralegal Education
  16. ^ "National Paralegal College | NCCRS". www.nationalccrs.org. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  17. ^ https://nationalparalegal.edu/Concord2020.pdf
  18. ^ "NPC's HETA Page". Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  19. ^ "Higher Education Transfer Alliance". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  20. ^ NC-SARA
  21. ^ "LawShelf Educational Media". lawshelf.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
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