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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal is the 123rd most popular major in the country with 10,611 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 283 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 125 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. To top this list, a school must have a successful legal assistant/paralegal program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 15 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. FRCC is a fairly large public school situated in Westminster, Colorado. It awarded 13 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Front Range Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, LDS Business College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 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 Community College of Aurora. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Community College of Aurora is a medium-sized school located in Aurora, Colorado that handed out 11 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mountain College landed the #4 spot on the list. Glenwood Springs, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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Southern Utah University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Utah University Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Laramie County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 5 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
North Idaho College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. NIC is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 4 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Eastern Idaho came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. CEI is located in Idaho Falls, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
The University of Montana landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Lewiston, Idaho, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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IBMC College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. IBMC College is a private for-profit institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of Providence did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Great Falls, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Providence Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Casper College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 2 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Arapahoe Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Littleton, Colorado, and it awarded 15 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate list. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 8 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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