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 Northwest Mississippi Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in legal support, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NWCC paid an average of $245 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $145 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,200 | $3,200 |
| Fees | $190 | $2,590 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,850 | $1,850 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $3,550 | $3,550 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,915 | $1,915 |
Learn more about NWCC tuition and fees.
legal support who receive their associate degree from NWCC make an average of $30,409 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than 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 NWCC offers online options in its legal support associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NWCC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in legal support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 33.3% of legal support associate degree recipients at NWCC 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 | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 9 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
