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2023 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

6 Ranked Colleges
541 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal” ranking.

Legal Assistant/Paralegal is the 123rd most popular major in the country with 10,611 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Virginia, there were 541 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal assistant/paralegal programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal assistant/paralegal program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal”.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s paralegal degrees to 279 students in 2020-2021.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. To help with additional expenses, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Liberty University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 50 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Tidewater Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Tidewater Community College supports 16,769 students, and 49 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 45 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,391. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tidewater Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Tidewater Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 17 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.

Regent also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 10,483 students enrolled at Regent University, 1,414 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,203. During this same period, 42 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Regent University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Regent Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach supports 1,515 students, and 185 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 130 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,959. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach]](/colleges/bryant-and-stratton-college-virginia-beach/student-life/veterans/)

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Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 22 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.

Reynolds Community College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Reynolds Community College supports 7,759 students, and 247 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 135 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,885. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Reynolds Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Richmond
University of Richmond, Virginia

University of Richmond came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Paralegal ranking. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 21 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.

URichmond also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, University of Richmond supports 4,056 students, and 51 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,556. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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