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Legal Professions at Baton Rouge Community College

Legal Professions at Baton Rouge Community College

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

BRCC is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,376.

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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Baton Rouge Community College.

86% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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BRCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 1
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 Baton Rouge Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 19

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 LA, the home state for Baton Rouge Community College.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Lawyers 8,170 $105,490
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,550 $50,540
Legal Secretaries 3,310 $40,330
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,010 $38,370
Legal Support Workers 400 $51,380

References

*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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