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 Harrisburg Area Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in legal support, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at HACC paid an average of $322 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $272 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,660 | $8,010 |
| Fees | $1,500 | $1,650 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,064 | $2,064 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Legal Support students who received their associate degree at HACC took out an average of $19,500 in student loans. That is 11% lower than the national average of $21,915.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from HACC is $35,416 per year. That is 26% higher than the national average of $28,116.
Online degrees for the HACC legal support associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the HACC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in legal support in 2019-2020, 81.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Around 25.9% of legal support associate degree recipients at HACC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 27 |
*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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