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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Broward College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Broward College

Every legal assistant/paralegal school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the paralegal program at Broward College stacks up to those at other schools.

BC is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 33,243.

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

  • Associate’s Degree in Paralegal

Paralegal Student Demographics at BC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the paralegal majors at Broward College.

92% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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BC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Paralegal Grads May Go Into

A degree in paralegal can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Broward College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30,230 $50,120
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 4,800 $50,350
Legal Support Workers 1,750 $65,520

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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