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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Cerritos College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Cerritos 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 Cerritos College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and approximately 20,406 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 Cerritos College

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

86% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CA, the home state for Cerritos College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 33,390 $61,240
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 3,560 $58,180

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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