by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Assistant/Paralegal is a concentration offered under the legal support services major at Baton Rouge Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in paralegal, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at BRCC paid an average of $305 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $135 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| 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.
Online degrees for the BRCC paralegal associate degree program are not available 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 paralegal students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.0%.
Around 38.1% of paralegal associate degree recipients at BRCC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| 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 |
*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.
