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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal is the 123rd most popular major in the country with 10,611 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 382 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 182 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal assistant/paralegal program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Illinois”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, MacCormac College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 13 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College landed the #2 spot on the list. City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 29 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Godfrey, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Full Lewis and Clark Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois list. Southwestern Illinois College is located in Belleville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois 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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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Rockford, Illinois, this small private for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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South Suburban College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in South Holland, Illinois, and it awarded 4 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Suburban College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #8. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Illinois Central College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking. Located in East Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
College of DuPage landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking. Glen Ellyn, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Elgin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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College of Lake County landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking. College of Lake County is a public institution located in Grayslake, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Lake County Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
William Rainey Harper College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois list. Palatine, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, McHenry County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and it awarded 3 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakton Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Oakton Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Kankakee Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking. Kankakee Community College is a small school located in Kankakee, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Frontier Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #18. Frontier Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wabash Valley College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Mount Carmel, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Waubonsee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Illinois list. Sugar Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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