BPP Law School is rolling out its undergraduate law degree courses to three more of its regional branches in a bid to increase access to the programme for students.

The education provider will expand its law and business law degrees – currently only available in London and Manchester – to its Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol schools this September.

The degrees can be studied either full-time across two years or the traditional three year time period, with part time, online and distance learning study options also available.

Tuition fees for the courses have been set at £3,225 a year in all branches, matching the rate of non-private universities.

BPP Leeds managing director Sammy Casey-Marten said: "The traditional image of university is changing, and providers like BPP can offer alternatives to those seeking a different type of university experience.

"Our degree programmes will give people another opportunity to stay closer to home and study degrees relevant to the realities of a legal career."

The news follows an announcement last month that BPP has teamed up with Investec to offer its students an exclusive law loan.

Students will be able to borrow between £1,000 and £25,000 on a five-year fixed interest rate of 9.5%. The loan can cover all or part of the course fees, as well as living costs of up to 20% of the cost of the course.

The news comes as Cardiff Law School plans to offer the Graduate Diploma in Law – the law conversion course for non-law graduates – to students for the first time in September 2012.