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 Community College of Philadelphia. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in legal support, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Community College of Philadelphia was $477 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $318 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,632 | $11,448 |
| Fees | $960 | $1,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,400 | $2,400 |
Learn more about Community College of Philadelphia tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at Community College of Philadelphia in Legal Support walked away with an average of $17,625 in student debt. That is 20% lower than the national average of $21,915.
legal support who receive their associate degree from Community College of Philadelphia make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 36% higher than the national average of $28,116.
Community College of Philadelphia 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 Community College of Philadelphia Online Learning page.
Women made up around 94.4% of the legal support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in legal support at Community College of Philadelphia in 2019-2020, 72.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| 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 | 18 |
*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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