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 “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate” 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 “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in legal assistant/paralegal.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree paralegal students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 29 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 23 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Illinois College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis and Clark Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school situated in Godfrey, Illinois. It awarded 23 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Lewis and Clark Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of DuPage. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MacCormac College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Harold Washington College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 11 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
With a ranking of #7, College of Lake County did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Grayslake, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Assistant/Paralegal at College of Lake County
Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Rainey Harper College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Assistant/Paralegal at William Rainey Harper College
Roosevelt University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Roosevelt University
Illinois Central College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. ICC is a medium-sized school located in East Peoria, Illinois that handed out 7 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Illinois Central College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Elgin Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 6 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
South Suburban College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. South Holland, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
McHenry County College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. McHenry County College is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Legal Assistant/Paralegal at McHenry County College
Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
With a ranking of #16, Oakton Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized school located in Des Plaines, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oakton Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Kankakee Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Kankakee Community College is a small public school situated in Kankakee, Illinois. It awarded 1 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Kankakee Community College
Frontier Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Frontier Community College is a small school located in Fairfield, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Frontier Community College
Wabash Valley College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Wabash Valley College is a small school located in Mount Carmel, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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