by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Legal Professions is the 16th most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 9,805 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,936 and $19,643 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,071 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 90 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fremont College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region. Fremont College is a small school located in Cerritos, California that handed out 18 associates’s legal professions 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 Professions Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Orange, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MTI College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. MTI College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield is a small private for-profit school situated in Bakersfield, California. It awarded 7 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Santa Barbara Business College - Bakersfield Legal Professions Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Stockton, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Empire College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Empire College is a small school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 5 associates’s legal professions 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.
San Diego Miramar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 46 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Umpqua Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Umpqua Community College is a public institution located in Roseburg, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Evergreen Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Evergreen Valley College is located in San Jose, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Northwest Career College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 19 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cuyamaca College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cuyamaca College is a medium-sized school located in El Cajon, California that handed out 15 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school awarded 62 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Edmonds Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. Edmonds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lynnwood, Washington. It awarded 21 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oxnard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. Oxnard College is located in Oxnard, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Portland Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles City College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this fairly large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Kapiolani Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 12 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Merritt College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Merritt College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 11 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Cerro Coso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. Ridgecrest, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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American River College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Coastline Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Coastline Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fountain Valley, California that handed out 22 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Spokane Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Spokane Community College is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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West Los Angeles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. West Los Angeles College is located in Culver City, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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Tacoma Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 16 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, South Puget Sound Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Far Western US Region list. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school situated in Olympia, Washington. It awarded 14 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Puget Sound Community College Legal Professions Report
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