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2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

11 Ranked Colleges
226 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,854 people earned their degree in legal support services, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,484 and had an average of $23,785 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 548 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,440 and $25,395 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 226 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal support services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal support services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal support services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree legal support students whose families make $75-$110k.

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

MCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $8,132 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Legal Support students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MCC.

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#2

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 28 associates’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Louis Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis Community College is $10,350 for plains states region associate degree legal support students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s legal support students in 2019-2020.

North Hennepin Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Hennepin Community College is $12,975 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Legal Support students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 10 associates’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $9,567 for plains states region associate degree legal support students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inver Hills Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 associates’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

IHCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for IHCC is $13,754 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Legal Support students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Des Moines Area Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

DMACC also made our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Des Moines Area Community College is $12,709 for plains states region associate degree legal support students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Anoka Technical College

Anoka, Minnesota

Anoka Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Anoka Technical College is a public institution located in Anoka, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Anoka Technical College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Anoka Technical College is $15,267 for plains states region associate degree legal support students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Alexandria, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 associates’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

ATCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College is $16,365 for plains states region associate degree legal support students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#9

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas
#11 in overall quality

Washburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal support students in 2019-2020.

Washburn University also took the #11 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,782 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Legal Support students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Washburn University.

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#10

Rasmussen University - Minnesota

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small school located in St. Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 21 associates’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree legal support students whose families make $75-$110k list, Rasmussen University - Minnesota has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota is $21,009 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Legal Support students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 4 associates’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota is $23,935 for plains states region associate degree legal support students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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