Legal Assistant/Paralegal at College of DuPage

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 College of DuPage stacks up to those at other schools.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and approximately 21,010 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.

COD Legal Assistant/Paralegal Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Paralegal (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Paralegal

COD Legal Assistant/Paralegal Rankings

Paralegal Student Demographics at COD

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

COD Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate’s Program

86% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

COD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	13,540	$57,180
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	1,070	$47,670
Legal Support Workers	810	$61,910

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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