by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 10,611 people earned their degree in legal assistant/paralegal, making the major the 123rd most popular in the United States.
Across New Jersey, there were 195 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 91 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. That schools that top this list have a program in legal assistant/paralegal in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 New Jersey”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sussex County Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey list. Sussex County Community College is located in Newton, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Full Sussex County Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in West Windsor, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Atlantic Cape Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey. Located in Mays Landing, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 5 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 Brookdale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey list. Brookdale Community College is a public institution located in Lincroft, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey. Essex County College is a medium-sized school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 8 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Union County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Cranford, New Jersey, and it awarded 12 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Sewell, New Jersey, and it awarded 7 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Middlesex County College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey list. Located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
Bergen Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey ranking. Paramus, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Raritan Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey list. Branchburg, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Raritan Valley Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Camden County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #12. Camden County College is a medium-sized school located in Blackwood, New Jersey that handed out 3 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Centenary University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey list. Centenary University is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Centenary University
Warren County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey list. Located in Washington, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Warren County Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Salem Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey ranking. Carneys Point, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Salem Community College
With a ranking of #13, Hudson County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in New Jersey list. HCCC is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
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