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Legal Support Services at Broward College

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, take a look at what Broward College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Broward College is located in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

During the most recent reporting year, 25 legal support services degrees were awarded at Broward College.

Online Class Availability at Broward College

Many students take online classes at Broward College. Of 30,728 students, 8,547 (28%) studied exclusively online and 8,055 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Broward College

These rankings give you a sense of how Broward College’s Legal Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#3 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#3 of 57
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#15 of 234
Best Value	Florida	#15 of 16
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#48 of 58
Best Value	Nationwide	#196 of 236

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Broward College

Those who finish Broward College’s Legal Support Services program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$30,400
4 years	$41,140
5 years	$47,543

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Legal Support Services graduates from Broward College report median earnings of $41,140, compared with $42,344 for all Broward College graduates — about 3% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Legal Support Services graduates at Broward College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Legal Support Services graduates at Broward College are 92% women (23) and 8% men (2).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Broward College

Of the 25 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Broward College, 92% were women (23) and 8% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Broward College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	11
Black / African American	5
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 64% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Broward College, higher than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at Broward College

This Legal Support Services program at Broward College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	25

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Legal Support Services program at Broward College go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for Legal Support Services majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,524
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.