by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Legal Support Services is the 106th most popular major in the country with 11,545 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,370 and had an average of $27,882 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,065 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,037 and $17,968 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 977 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 80 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal support services. That schools that top this list have a program in legal support services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree legal support students.
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fremont College landed the #1 spot on the list. Fremont College is a small school located in Cerritos, California that handed out 18 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Coast College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region. South Coast College is a private for-profit institution located in Orange, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MTI College landed the #3 spot on the list. MTI College is a private for-profit institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield landed the #4 spot on the list. Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield is a small school located in Bakersfield, California that handed out 7 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Empire College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region. Empire College is a private for-profit institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Umpqua Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Roseburg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
San Diego Miramar College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Full San Diego Miramar College Legal Support Services Report
Evergreen Valley College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Northwest Career College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Northwest Career College is a private for-profit institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cuyamaca College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cuyamaca College is located in El Cajon, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
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Mt. San Antonio College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Mt. San Antonio College is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 62 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Edmonds Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Lynnwood, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Portland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oxnard College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oxnard College is located in Oxnard, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 associates’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Los Angeles City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
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Kapiolani Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region list. Kapiolani Community College is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Merritt College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Cerro Coso Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cerro Coso Community College is a small public school situated in Ridgecrest, California. It awarded 9 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cerro Coso Community College Legal Support Services Report
American River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
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Coastline Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fountain Valley, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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Spokane Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 19 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Tacoma Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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South Puget Sound Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region list. Olympia, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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West Los Angeles College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Culver City, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
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