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 LaGuardia 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at LaGuardia paid an average of $320 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $210 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,800 | $7,680 |
| Fees | $418 | $418 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,516 | $1,516 |
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legal support who receive their associate degree from LaGuardia make an average of $41,193 a year during the early days of their career. That is 47% higher than the national average of $28,116.
LaGuardia 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 LaGuardia Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their Associate in legal support in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 78.6% of the legal support associate degrees at LaGuardia in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 5 |
| 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 | 28 |
*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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