Distance learning threatens one day to disrupt higher education by reducing the cost of college and by offering the convenience of a stay-at-home, do-it-on-your-own-time education.

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According to an International Data Corp. study, the number of college students taking distance learning courses will triple to 2.2 million by 2002, or 15 percent of all higher education students.

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Concord Law is fully accredited by the California Bar Association and the Distance Education Training Council, the industry's national standard bearer, and most of Kaplan College's other online courses also are accredited through their associations and boards.

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