Among all of the professions offering training online, law seems to involve – perhaps not surprisingly – the most red tape. With the exception of California, as of 2009 the bar associations of all U.S. states did not regularly permit distance learning students to sit for the bar. Students studying with California’s online university schools may sit for the California Bar if they receive 864 hours of preparation and study per year from a school on an approved list. On the other hand, accredited training in criminal justice can easily be obtained online, and the job outlook in this field is strong as security concerns are growing worldwide. Links to online programs in law and criminal justice are provided below.

Online law colleges

• Abraham Lincoln University School of Law
• American Heritage University School of Law
• California School of Law
• Concord School of Law
• Esquire College
• MD Kirk School of Law
• Newport University
• Northwestern California University
• Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy
• Southern California University for Professional Studies
• University of Honolulu
• West Coast School of Law, Inc.
• West Haven University
• William Howard Taft University

Online criminal justice colleges

• ITT Technical Institute
• Indiana State University
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Kaplan University’s School of Criminal Justice
• Penn State Online
• University of Massachusetts Online