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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 the Southwest region, there were 1,544 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 817 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree paralegal students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Paralegal College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Center for Advanced Legal Studies landed the #2 spot on the list. Center for Advanced Legal Studies is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Full Center for Advanced Legal Studies Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region. Bryan University is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 79 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar State College - Port Arthur landed the #4 spot on the list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a small public school situated in Port Arthur, Texas. It awarded 13 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 48 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Peloton College landed the #5 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is a small school located in Alamogordo, New Mexico that handed out 2 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Rose State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking. RSC is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Santa Fe Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Brookline College - Phoenix did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region list. Brookline College - Phoenix is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Phoenix College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Angelina College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Lufkin, Texas, and it awarded 12 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Remington College - Dallas Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Garland, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
Full Remington College - Dallas Campus Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Midland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Midland College is located in Midland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
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Alvin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Alvin is a small public school situated in Alvin, Texas. It awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
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South Plains College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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Central Texas College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region list. Central Texas College is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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Houston Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Yavapai College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Yavapai College is a medium-sized school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 12 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
El Centro College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 77 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clovis Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Clovis, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Del Mar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. DMC is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wharton County Junior College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Wharton, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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