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 North Hennepin Community 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at North Hennepin Community College was $170 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,080 | $4,080 |
| Fees | $516 | $516 |
| 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. Legal Support students who received their associate degree at North Hennepin Community College took out an average of $26,231 in student loans. That is 20% higher than the national average of $21,915.
legal support who receive their associate degree from North Hennepin Community College make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 52% higher than the national average of $28,116.
Online degrees for the North Hennepin Community College 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 North Hennepin Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in legal support in 2019-2020, 93.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 85.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in legal support at North Hennepin Community College in 2019-2020, 37.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| 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 | 16 |
*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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