2024 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

Ranked #28 in popularity, legal assistant/paralegal is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of legal assistant/paralegal. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 associate degrees in legal assistant/paralegal during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal assistant/paralegal students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other legal assistant/paralegal students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal assistant/paralegal related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for legal assistant/paralegal students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools

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 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Legal Assistant/Paralegal in Kentucky

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal.

Top Kentucky Schools for an Associate in Paralegal

1

Sullivan University
Louisville, KY

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Sullivan University is a great decision for students pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Sullivan University

2

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Eastern Kentucky University is a good option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Eastern Kentucky University

Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	74
Florida	232	527
North Carolina	231	160
Georgia	217	147
West Virginia	180	73
Tennessee	170	72
Arkansas	161	24
Virginia	158	205
Louisiana	124	42
Alabama	109	27
South Carolina	105	137

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Legal Assistant/Paralegal Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Legal Support Services area of study, Legal Assistant/Paralegal has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.