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    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-09-09</periodOfReport><notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000721237</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>NLCI</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001160267</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CAMDEN PARTNERS STRATEGIC II LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>One South Street</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>Suite 2150</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>Baltimore</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>21202</rptOwnerZipCode></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>1</isOther><otherText>See Footnote 4/General Remarks</otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001157600</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CAMDEN PARTNERS STRATEGIC FUND II A LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>One South Street</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>Suite 2150</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>Baltimore</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>21202</rptOwnerZipCode></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001211897</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CAMDEN PARTNERS STRATEGIC FUND II B LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>One South Street</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>Suite 2150</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>Baltimore</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>21202</rptOwnerZipCode></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>1</isOther><otherText>See Footnote 4/General Remarks</otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001025664</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WARNOCK DAVID L</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>One South Street</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>Suite 2150</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>Baltimore</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>21202</rptOwnerZipCode></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>1</isOther><otherText>See Footnote 4/General Remarks</otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001211899</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HUGHES DONALD W</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>One South Street</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>Suite 2150</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>Baltimore</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>21202</rptOwnerZipCode></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>1</isOther><otherText>See Footnote 4/General Remarks</otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001211913</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>JOHNSTON RICHARD M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>One South Street</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>Suite 2150</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>Baltimore</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>21202</rptOwnerZipCode></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>1</isOther><otherText>See Footnote 4/General Remarks</otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001211905</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BERKELEY RICHARD M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE SOUTH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 2150</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BALTIMORE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>21202</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>1</isOther><otherText>See Footnote 4/General Remarks</otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><derivativeTable><derivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value</value></securityTitle><conversionOrExercisePrice><value>5.10</value></conversionOrExercisePrice><transactionDate><value>2003-09-09</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>P</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>181425</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>5.10</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><exerciseDate><value>2003-09-09</value></exerciseDate><expirationDate><footnoteId id="F2" /></expirationDate><underlyingSecurity><underlyingSecurityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></underlyingSecurityTitle><underlyingSecurityShares><value>181425</value><footnoteId id="F3" /></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>1514758</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>I</value><footnoteId id="F4" /></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value>See Footnote 4 and General Remarks.</value><footnoteId id="F4" /></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></derivativeTransaction></derivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">CPS Fund II-A is the direct beneficial owner of 171,265 shares of the Issuer's Series F Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series F Shares").  CPS Fund II-B is the direct beneficial owner of 10,160 Series F Shares.</footnote><footnote id="F2">N/A</footnote><footnote id="F3">The Series F Shares held by CPS Fund II-A and CPS Fund II-B are currently convertible into 171,265 shares and 10,160 shares, respectively, of the Issuer's common stock.</footnote><footnote id="F4">CPS Fund II-A and CPS Fund II-B are direct beneficial owners of the reported securities.  By virtue of the relationships described in General Remarks of this Form 4, CPS II and each of the Managing Members may be deemed to be indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities.  CPS II and each of the Managing Members disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities held by CPS Fund II-A and CPS Fund II-B, except to the extent of his or its indirect pecuniary interest therein.</footnote></footnotes><remarks>
This Form 4 is being filed jointly by Camden Partners Strategic II, LLC ("CPS II"), Camden Partners Strategic Fund II-A, L.P. ("CPS Fund II-A") and Camden Partners Strategic Fund II-B, L.P. ("CPS Fund II-B"), and Messrs. David L. Warnock, Donald W. Hughes, Richard M. Johnston, and Richard M. Berkeley (collectively, the "Managing Members"). CPS II is the sole general partner of each of CPS Fund II-A and CPS Fund II-B. Messrs. Warnock, Hughes, Johnston and Berkeley are managing members of CPS II. Mr. Warnock is a director of Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. (the "Issuer") as the designee of CPS Fund II-A and CPS Fund II-B.
</remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Donald W. Hughes, Secretary and Managing Member</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-09-11</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

