by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,545 people earned their degree in legal support services, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,872 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,340 and $27,253 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 769 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 81 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 81 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Court Reporting Inc landed the #1 spot on the list. College of Court Reporting is a small private for-profit school situated in Valparaiso, Indiana. It awarded 3 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MacCormac College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ETI Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region. ETI Technical College is a private for-profit institution located in Niles, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Legal Support Services at ETI Technical College
Out of the 81 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Steubenville, Ohio, and it awarded 137 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Gateway Community College Legal Support Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Wilbur Wright College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Godfrey, Illinois, and it awarded 23 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin
Oakland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Oakland Community College is a fairly large school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan that handed out 30 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Herzing University - Madison landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Herzing University - Madison is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 9 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Illinois College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southwestern Illinois College is located in Belleville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Full Rasmussen University - Illinois Legal Support Services Report
South Suburban College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in South Holland, Illinois, and it awarded 5 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Stautzenberger College - Brecksville ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stautzenberger College - Brecksville is a private for-profit institution located in Brecksville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Stautzenberger College - Brecksville Legal Support Services Report
Macomb Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb Community College is a fairly large school located in Warren, Michigan that handed out 19 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a small private for-profit school situated in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Herzing University - Akron ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Herzing Akron is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Belmont College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Belmont College is a small school located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 10 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Henry Ford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Henry Ford College is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 7 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lakeland Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Kirtland, Ohio, and it awarded 6 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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