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 Valencia College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in legal support, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Valencia College was $391 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $103 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,984 | $7,933 |
| Fees | $490 | $1,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,266 | $1,266 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Valencia College in Legal Support walked away with an average of $19,597 in student debt. That is 11% lower than the national average of $21,915.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their associate degree from Valencia College is $35,213 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $28,116.
Online degrees for the Valencia 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 Valencia College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in legal support in 2019-2020, 83.3% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 85.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in legal support at Valencia College in 2019-2020, 39.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 48 |
*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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