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 National Paralegal 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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Part-time undergraduates at National Paralegal College paid an average of $325 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 | $7,800 | $7,800 |
| Fees | $195 | $195 |
| Books and Supplies | $781 | $781 |
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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 National Paralegal College in Legal Support walked away with an average of $25,250 in student debt. That is 15% higher than the national average of $21,915.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from National Paralegal College is $28,526 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $28,116.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that National Paralegal College offers online options in its legal support associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the National Paralegal College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.2% of the legal support students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Around 4.7% of legal support associate degree recipients at National Paralegal College 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 | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 67 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 85 |
*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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