by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal is the 123rd most popular major in the country with 10,611 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,565 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 679 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 72 colleges that offer a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in legal assistant/paralegal.
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The paralegal school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree paralegal students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MacCormac College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region. MacCormac is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 13 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Steubenville, Ohio, this large public school handed out 137 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a medium-sized school located in Batavia, Ohio that handed out 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 29 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis and Clark Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small school located in Godfrey, Illinois that handed out 23 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Oakland Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It awarded 30 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oakland Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
With a ranking of #8, Herzing University - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Herzing University - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Full Herzing University - Madison Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Southwestern Illinois College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 23 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Stautzenberger College - Brecksville landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stautzenberger College - Brecksville is located in Brecksville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Full Stautzenberger College - Brecksville Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Macomb Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Warren, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a small private for-profit school situated in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
South Suburban College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in South Holland, Illinois, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
Herzing University - Akron did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Herzing University - Akron is a private not-for-profit institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Belmont College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 2 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Belmont College
Roosevelt University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Henry Ford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 9 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee Area Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Milwaukee Area Technical College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Lakeland Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is located in Kirtland, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Illinois Central College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in East Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 7 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Moraine Park Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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College of DuPage did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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