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 Phoenix 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.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Phoenix College was $326 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $85 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,040 | $7,824 |
| Fees | $30 | $30 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,472 | $1,472 |
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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 Phoenix College in Legal Support walked away with an average of $15,043 in student debt. That is 31% lower than the national average of $21,915.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from Phoenix College is $38,289 per year. That is 36% higher than the national average of $28,116.
Phoenix 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 Phoenix College Online Learning page.
About 94.6% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.8% of the legal support associate degrees at Phoenix College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 37 |
*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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