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Legal Support Services at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College

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Legal Support Services at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College

What traits are you looking for in a legal support school? To help you decide if City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal support program.

Harold Washington College is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,479 students attend the school each year.

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

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support

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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College.

82% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at Harold Washington College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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Harold Washington College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal support graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College with a associate's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

A degree in legal support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 13,540 $57,180
Legal Secretaries 7,880 $51,140
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,070 $47,670
Legal Support Workers 810 $61,910
Court Reporters 700 $68,560

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*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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