NCLT entered the LPC market in 2009 as a partnership between Central Legal Training and the University of the West of England (UWE), with a mission of creating “geographical and financial accessibility” to the LPC. Originally conceived as a part-time only course run out of several universities, NCLT's sights are now set on the full-time market. Although the provider recently ended relations with two of its partner schools (Westminster and Manchester Metropolitan), it still offers the LPC to students from the Solent to the Wear. From 2011 both programmes will run in Manchester, London, Coventry, Derby, Southampton and Sunderland, either from its own centres or at universities. NCLT's main USP is the price tag: it is one of the cheapest providers around, with part-time fees set at £3,200 p/a and the full-time course at £7,900 in London (£7,400 in the regions). The LPC mirrors that of UWE and students will use the same materials. Full-timers are taught on Fridays and Saturdays, while their part-time peers come in for one weekend each month for face-to-face lessons. Course materials and self-tests are available online to all students as well as access to UWE's electronic library. At Stage Two of the course students can choose three of 15 electives covering traditional Criminal and Employment Law to Charity and Media Law. As soon as students accept a place on the course, they are assigned a pre-course tutor to advise them on personal and academic issues, as well as giving careers advice. Once the course begins, a supervising principal liaises with students on a regular basis and is always available via Blackboard. Students who complete the course can top up their LPC with an LLM for just shy of £2,000.