by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Support Services is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at South Coast College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in legal support, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at South Coast College paid an average of $303 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,954 | $11,954 |
| Fees | $1,119 | $1,119 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
Learn more about South Coast College tuition and fees.
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 South Coast College in Legal Support walked away with an average of $30,644 in student debt. That is 40% higher than the national average of $21,915.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from South Coast College is $34,847 per year. That is 24% higher than the national average of $28,116.
Online degrees for the South Coast 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 South Coast College Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Associate in legal support in 2019-2020 were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 66.7% of the legal support associate degrees at South Coast College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| 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 | 10 |
| Court Reporting and Captioning | 5 |
*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.
