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 Midlands Technical 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 MTC paid an average of $564 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $235 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,640 | $13,536 |
| Fees | $276 | $276 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,660 | $1,660 |
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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. Legal Support students who received their associate degree at MTC took out an average of $14,250 in student loans. That is 35% lower than the national average of $21,915.
legal support who receive their associate degree from MTC make an average of $27,048 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $28,116.
MTC 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 MTC Online Learning page.
About 91.3% of the students who received their Associate in legal support in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in legal support at MTC in 2019-2020, 43.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 23 |
*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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