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        <issuerName>NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NLCI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND LTD</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001273617</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CHANNEL PARTNERSHIP II L P</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509</rptOwnerStreet1>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001289453</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001017043</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OBUS NELSON</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>450 SEVENTH AVENUE, STE 509</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $.001 per share</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-08-24</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>14.00</value>
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                <value>Common Stock, par value $.001 per share</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>14.00</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>see footnote</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $.001 per share</value>
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                <value>2007-08-24</value>
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                    <value>14.00</value>
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                    <value>see footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On the date hereof, of the total number of shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (&quot;Common Stock&quot;) of Nobel
 Learning Communities, Inc. (NLCI) reported herein as beneficially owned, the Reporting Person directly beneficially owns
 375,450 shares of Common Stock.  Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, as the sole general partner of the Reporting Person,
 has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person directly beneficially
 owns.  Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, which maintains offices at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing
 this Form jointly with the Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On the date hereof, of the total number of shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned, the Reporting
 Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 431,850 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially
 owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I, as members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange
 Act of 1934, as amended.  Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I, which maintains offices at the same address as the
 Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person.  Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, as the sole
 general partner of Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I, has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares
 of Common Stock that Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I directly beneficially owns.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On the date hereof, of the total number of shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned, the Reporting
 Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 318,292 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially
 owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd., as members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd., which maintains offices at the same
 address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person.  Wynnefield Capital, Inc. as the
 sole investment manager of Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd., has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in
 the shares of Common Stock that Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. directly beneficially owns.  Wynnefield
 Capital, Inc., which maintains offices at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the
 Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">On the date hereof, of the total number of shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned, the Reporting
 Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 19,200 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially owned
 by Channel Partnership II, L.P., as members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
 amended.  Channel Partnership II, L.P., which maintains offices at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this
 Form jointly with the Reporting Person.  Nelson Obus, as the sole general partner of Channel Partnership II, L.P., has an
 indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that Channel Partnership II, L.P. directly beneficially
 owns.  Nelson Obus, who maintains offices at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the
 Reporting Person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">On the date hereof, of the total number of shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned, the Reporting
 Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 16,900 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially owned
 by Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan, as members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934, as amended.  Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan, which maintains offices at the same address as the
 Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person.  Nelson Obus has the power to vote and dispose of
 Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan's investments in securities and has an indirect beneficial ownership interest
 in the shares of Common Stock that Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan directly beneficially owns.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P./ By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC/ General Partner/  /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I/ By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC/ General Partner/  /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD./  By: Wynnefield Capital, Inc./  /s/ Nelson Obus, President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC/  /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC./ /s/ Nelson Obus, President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>CHANNEL PARTNERSHIP II, L.P./ /s/ Nelson Obus, General Partner</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN/ /s/ Nelson Obus,  Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Nelson Obus,  Individually</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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