ipad and college classroom use for Forensic and crime scene photography course

i have been thinking about going back to college for forensic and crime scene photography school and get the basic crime scene technicain certifcate from one of the schools here in Ca for i allways been able to step outside of what going on at the scene and look at the scene in diff light than some people .

some of the schools i have been looking into are going to the e-book system for there textbooks and i was wondering if buying another ipad in 32.gb sized unit to use it just for school only along with the access items i would need and keep them from the everyday use of my other ipad ..

so any ideas about useing the ipad in the college course like the CS tech course.