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2022 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

2 Colleges in Tennessee
89 Associate Degrees
Legal Assistant/Paralegal is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #29 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 89 associate degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

  • Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal assistant/paralegal students vs. other majors.
  • Major Demand - The number of legal assistant/paralegal students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
  • Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
  • Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal assistant/paralegal related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Tennessee list to help you make the college decision.

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal.

Top Tennessee Schools for an Associate in Paralegal

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
16 Annual Graduates

Nashville State Community College is a good decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Nashville State Community College

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
20 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal has to look into Chattanooga State Community College. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Chattanooga.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Chattanooga State Community College

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 267 103
North Carolina 245 190
Florida 224 530
Georgia 214 135
West Virginia 177 82
Virginia 156 207
Arkansas 152 26
Kentucky 138 35
Alabama 117 41
Louisiana 110 68
South Carolina 98 160

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Legal Assistant/Paralegal is one of 3 different types of Legal Support Services programs to choose from.

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.

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