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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Bunker Hill Community College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Bunker Hill Community College

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

BHCC is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 9,924 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

Paralegal Student Demographics at BHCC

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

70% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in paralegal only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at BHCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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BHCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MA, the home state for Bunker Hill Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,330 $60,320
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 590 $63,330
Legal Support Workers 300 $80,420

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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