BPP Law School is a UK-based provider of professional legal education and is one of the largest in the country, with branches in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Holborn and Waterloo), Manchester and Newcastle. In 2007, BPP Law School became the first privately owned, publicly traded firm in the United Kingdom to be granted the right to issue degrees. The School is part of BPP University College which, in turn, is owned by BPP Holdings plc. BPP Law School has strong ties to a wide consortium of "Magic Circle" as well as "Silver Circle" law firms to educate their future trainees. BPP Law School is a vocational provider of the Legal Practice Course (LPC) for future Solicitors, and the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) (formerly known as the Bar Vocational Course, or the BVC) for future Barristers. It also awards Graduate Diploma in Law (for those coming directly from a non-LLB qualification) and LLM degrees.In 2009 BPP Law School provided its first programmes in undergraduate law, whose students qualify for loans by way of the student loans company.