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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in the Southeast Region

59 Ranked Colleges
1,577 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 61,993 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 13,566 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,956 and $58,569 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,577 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 59 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Valencia College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,205 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seminole State College of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Seminole State College of Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Sanford, Florida. It awarded 38 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Seminole State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seminole State is $8,326 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students.

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#3

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palm Beach State College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Palm Beach State College is a large school located in Lake Worth, Florida that handed out 32 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree legal professions students list, Palm Beach State College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,651 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students per year to attend Palm Beach State College.

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#4

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Indian River State College is a public institution located in Fort Pierce, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree legal professions students list, Indian River State College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indian River State College is $2,003 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Hillsborough Community College is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HCC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hillsborough Community College is $3,238 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#6

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#13 in overall quality

American Public University System ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 45 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree legal professions students list, American Military University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,222 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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#6 in overall quality

Northern Virginia Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 33 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students.

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#8

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

Reynolds Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 30 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $5,961 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students.

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#9

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi

Holmes Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized school located in Goodman, Mississippi that handed out 34 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $4,321 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students.

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#10

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Broward College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

BC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for BC is $12,649 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#11

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#17 in overall quality

Central Piedmont Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,002 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students per year to attend Central Piedmont Community College.

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#12 in overall quality

Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Ocala, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - Florida also took the #12 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,144 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#16 in overall quality

Georgia Piedmont Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Clarkston, Georgia, and it awarded 9 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,682 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students per year to attend Georgia Piedmont Technical College.

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#14

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Miami Dade College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 45 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

MDC also made our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Miami Dade College is $4,842 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students.

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#15

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#20 in overall quality

Baton Rouge Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. BRCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 21 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

BRCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baton Rouge Community College is $9,111 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#16

Hinds Community College

Raymond, Mississippi

Hinds Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Hinds Community College is a fairly large school located in Raymond, Mississippi that handed out 24 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Hinds Community College is $3,757 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students.

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#17

Florida SouthWestern State College

Fort Myers, Florida
#15 in overall quality

Florida SouthWestern State College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Florida SouthWestern State College is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FSW also took the #15 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,100 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students per year to attend FSW.

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With a ranking of #18, Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. NWCC is a medium-sized school located in Senatobia, Mississippi that handed out 9 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend NWCC is $6,009 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#19

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida
#23 in overall quality

Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 10 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ also made our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville is $3,916 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#20

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina
#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Greenville Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a public institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend GTC is $7,016 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#21

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina
#21 in overall quality

Midlands Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in West Columbia, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MTC, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Midlands Technical College is $4,974 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#22

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

St Petersburg College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. SPC is a public institution located in Clearwater, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $3,226 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students per year to attend St Petersburg College.

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#23

Gaston College

Dallas, North Carolina

Gaston College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Dallas, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Gaston College is $8,486 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students.

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#24

Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia
#14 in overall quality

Clayton State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Clayton State University is located in Morrow, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree legal professions students list, Clayton State University has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,918 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students per year to attend Clayton State University.

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#25

Atlanta Technical College

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Atlanta Technical College is $-157 for southeast region associate degree legal professions students. The negative number means the student will receive more financial aid on average than it costs to attend the school.

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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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