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 Indian River State 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, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Indian River State College paid an average of $390 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $104 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,496 | $9,360 |
| Fees | $268 | $841 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at Indian River State College in Legal Support walked away with an average of $9,692 in student debt. That is 56% lower than the national average of $21,915.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from Indian River State College is $32,653 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $28,116.
Indian River State 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 Indian River State College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in legal support in 2019-2020, 83.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Around 50.0% of legal support associate degree recipients at Indian River State College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 30 |
*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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