2024 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

If you pursue a associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #28 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 associate degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.

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 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.

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 Iowa list to help you make the college decision.

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for legal assistant/paralegal students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Iowa Schools for an Associate in Paralegal

1

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Des Moines Area Community College is a great option for students pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. DMACC is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Ankeny.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Des Moines Area Community College

2

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Kirkwood Community College is a great decision for students interested in an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Kirkwood Community College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Kirkwood Community College

Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	55
Kansas	275	25
Missouri	210	59
Nebraska	163	16
North Dakota	144	5

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Court Reporting and Captioning	8

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.