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 Baton Rouge Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in legal support, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at BRCC was $305 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $135 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,237 | $7,315 |
| Fees | $984 | $984 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
Learn more about BRCC tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from BRCC is $30,771 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $28,116.
BRCC 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 BRCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.2% of the legal support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in legal support at BRCC in 2019-2020, 38.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 21 |
*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.
