by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Assistant/Paralegal is a concentration offered under the legal support services major at Essex County 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, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Essex paid an average of $253 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,590 | $7,590 |
| Fees | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,400 | $2,400 |
Learn more about Essex tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Essex paralegal associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Essex Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their Associate in paralegal in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.0%.
Of those students who received an associate degree in paralegal at Essex in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| 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.
