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Kaplan Educational Centers, The Washington Post company best known for test preparation is testing the boundaries of the net with the Concord University School of Law. Kaplan president Jonathan Grayer says students will have to apply the same way they do with traditional law schools and if they are admitted...

"Using streaming technology they'll watch lectures online. They'll be able to participate in chats with other students and with faculty."

The big advantages are being able to attend the virtual classes on your own schedule and the price. The total cost for four years is about 17 thousand dollars. What kinds of students are expected at Concord University School of Law...

"I think a typical student is going to be someone who is working, who wants a legal education either to participate in the real estate world in a more in depth way, even journalists who want legal education, stay at home parents who want to be educated as they provide care at home."

Students will have access to online legal resources to help with their studies and will have to make a couple of trips to California for certain exams. You can find more information at concord.kaplan.edu.

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