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Legal Professions at Arizona Western College

Legal Professions at Arizona Western College

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if Arizona Western College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and approximately 6,487 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Arizona Western College.

83% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona Western College with a associate's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arizona Western College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 6

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Lawyers 9,370 $145,750
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,280 $48,370
Legal Secretaries 2,620 $47,320
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 840 $53,850
Judges, and Magistrates 790 $108,080

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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