School Description

The mission of National Paralegal College is to provide quality Internet-based education and training for students seeking careers in the paralegal field. NPC seeks to enable those students whose lifestyles lead them to opt for distance education to obtain comprehensive paralegal training and meet their educational goals without having to compromise on interactivity and academic quality.

The school's objective is to provide students with a rigorous academic foundation as well as the career-oriented skills that are necessary to succeed in the paralegal workplace. NPC aims to use technology in order to bring the interactivity of the brick-and-mortar school experience into the student’s home or office.

Academic Programs

National Paralegal College offers programs leading to:

• a Certificate in Paralegal Studies, which can be completed in 7 months.
• an Associate of Paralegal Studies degree, which can be completed in 15 months.
• a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies degree, which can be completed in under 3 years.

All programs consist of highly interactive structured courses.

Prestigious Faculty

The faculty is comprised of dynamic attorneys who bring the real-world law firm experience directly to you.

Mark Geller, the director of National Paralegal College, has developed a unique and comprehensive study program to meet the needs of today’s paralegals. He has over 20 years of experience in training attorneys, paralegals and law firm personnel.

The NPC team of professionals includes attorneys who have practiced law in the United States and abroad, computer professionals, and support personnel who have intimate knowledge of the day-to-day problems that challenge a busy law office.

Live, Interactive Classrooms

National Paralegal College is a pioneer of interactive online distance paralegal education, and has fully interactive lectures given by experienced attorneys.

• The interactive lecture brings the standard classroom experience into the privacy, comfort, and convenience of a student’s home.
  
  
• Instructors are able draw illustrations, highlight, and mark up exhibits for all students to see, as the lecture takes place on the electronic whiteboard.
  
  
• Lectures include analysis and discussion of legal concepts and how they apply to current legal and social issues.

All lectures are fully recorded in audio/video format. Students can view the lectures at any time at their own convenience. Attendance during lectures is not mandatory. The only advantage to attending the lectures live as opposed to watching the recordings is the ability to ask the instructor questions during the lecture. The choice is yours!

Additionally, comprehensive message boards are populated by faculty and staff with legal research, course assignments, industry news and trends, the job market and much more.

Legal Research Training

LexisNexis is the leading completely online legal research tool in the country.

All students at National Paralegal College receive access to the LexisNexis Total Research System and are trained in its use. Students complete extensive research assignments using LexisNexis during the course of their studies and become proficient users of this important legal research tool.

Courseware

For many of the legal courses, National Paralegal College has written its own custom courseware material, which:

• Is straightforward and easy to understand, making learning easy, efficient and interesting.
• Heavily emphasizes the "learning by example" method, which greatly facilitates learning.
• Includes thousands of self testing questions with detailed explanations.
• Includes full text of thousands of integrated statutes and cases that are relevant to the materials being covered.
• Includes legal documents along with multimedia explanations and instructions which teach the student the practical skills needed to work in the legal profession.
• Presents all course materials in screen, printout and audio modes so students can study in the manner that is most effective for them.

NPC faculty review each course before it is given and revise it to ensure that it reflects the latest changes to the law and industry trends.

National Recognition

NPC is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council, and is a member of NALA, the largest paralegal professional organization in the U.S., and of AAfPE, an organization dedicated to maintaining high standards for paralegal education.