by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Legal Assistant/Paralegal. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Support Services is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Anne Arundel Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in legal support, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at AACC paid an average of $408 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $241 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,230 | $12,240 |
| Fees | $1,310 | $1,310 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,002 | $1,002 |
Learn more about AACC tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Legal Support students who received their associate degree at AACC took out an average of $14,216 in student loans. That is 35% lower than the national average of $21,915.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from AACC is $34,348 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $28,116.
AACC does not offer an online option for its legal support associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the AACC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in legal support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 35.0% of legal support associate degree recipients at AACC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 3 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
