Accreditation Information

National Paralegal College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, (202) 234-5100, which is listed by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

Licensing Information

National Paralegal College is licensed by the Arizona Board for Private Postsecondary Education.

Organizational Membership

National Paralegal College is a member of the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA), the largest paralegal professional organization in the United States.

Our certificate program can be used to satisfy the legal coursework component required by NALA to qualify the student to sit for the CLA exam. Our degree program satisfies all requirements to qualify to sit for the CLA Exam.

National Paralegal College is an associate member of the American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE). AAfPE is a national organization that serves the needs of paralegal educators and institutions offering paralegal educational programs. AAfPE’s primary purposes are to foster the continuing development of higher quality education for paralegal students and to be the main source of authority in paralegal academics.

Articulation Agreement between NPC and TUI University

National Paralegal College has entered into an articulation agreement with TUI University, a leading regionally accredited online university, whereby students can apply all credits earned at NPC toward a bachelor's degree at TUI University. Students who complete the Associate of Paralegal Studies Program at NPC are guaranteed admission to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Program at TUI University, with the option of a concentration in Criminal Justice. Students will already have 60 of the 120 required credits from NPC.

Credit Recognition Agreement between NPC and Charter Oak State College

National Paralegal College has entered into a credit recognition agreement with Charter Oak State College, a regionally accredited college.

Students can benefit from the affiliation with Charter Oak in two ways:

• Students can establish a credit registry account at Charter Oak. For NPC courses in which a student has earned a C or higher, Charter Oak will issue a transcript, which can be used to transfer the credits to colleges and universities throughout the United States. Please note that acceptance of transfer credits is at the discretion of the receiving institution.
  
  
• It is easy to earn your degree from Charter Oak. Besides the credits earned for work completed at NPC, Charter Oak will accept transfer credits from any regionally accredited college or university.