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 Central Piedmont Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in legal support, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Central Piedmont Community College was $268 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $360 | $360 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,870 | $1,870 |
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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 Central Piedmont Community College took out an average of $5,500 in student loans. That is 75% lower than the national average of $21,915.
legal support who receive their associate degree from Central Piedmont Community College make an average of $29,374 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $28,116.
Central Piedmont Community College 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 Central Piedmont Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in legal support in 2019-2020, 95.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Around 28.6% of legal support associate degree recipients at Central Piedmont Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| 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 | 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.
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