by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Assistant/Paralegal is a concentration offered under the legal support services major at Fox Valley Technical 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at FVTC paid an average of $208 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $139 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,167 | $6,251 |
| Fees | $510 | $510 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,974 | $1,974 |
Learn more about FVTC tuition and fees.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that FVTC offers online options in its paralegal associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FVTC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.3% of the paralegal students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 85.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in paralegal at FVTC in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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.
