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 El Paso Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in legal support, 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 El Paso Community College paid an average of $201 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $116 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,784 | $4,824 |
| Fees | $490 | $490 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,129 | $1,129 |
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The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from El Paso Community College is $21,508 per year. That is 24% lower than the national average of $28,116.
El Paso 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 El Paso Community College 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%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in legal support at El Paso Community College in 2019-2020, 87.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 16 |
*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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