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 South University, Columbia. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in legal support, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at South University, Columbia was ranked #136 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal support list. It is also ranked #3 in South Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for South University, Columbia.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at South University, Columbia paid an average of $470 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 | $16,920 | $16,920 |
| Fees | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about South University, Columbia 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. Legal Support students who received their bachelor’s degree at South University, Columbia took out an average of $49,748 in student loans. That is 39% higher than the national average of $35,709.
legal support who receive their bachelor’s degree from South University, Columbia make an average of $37,748 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $32,337.
South University, Columbia does not offer an online option for its legal support bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South University, Columbia Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the legal support students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 60.0% of the legal support bachelor’s degrees at South University, Columbia in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | 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.
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