by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Assistant/Paralegal is a concentration offered under the legal support services major at Tacoma Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in paralegal, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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 Tacoma Community College paid an average of $291 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $113 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,230 | $9,686 |
| Fees | $330 | $330 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
Learn more about Tacoma Community College tuition and fees.
Tacoma Community College does not offer an online option for its paralegal associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tacoma Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in paralegal in 2019-2020, 85.7% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 85.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.1% of the paralegal associate degrees at Tacoma Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
*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.
