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Legal Support Services at College of Southern Nevada

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, consider the program at College of Southern Nevada. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of Southern Nevada is in Las Vegas, NV.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 29 legal support services degrees were granted at College of Southern Nevada.

Online & Distance Learning at College of Southern Nevada

Many students take online classes at College of Southern Nevada. Among 28,313 students, 8,374 (30%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,748 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from College of Southern Nevada

Those who finish College of Southern Nevada’s Legal Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$41,937
3 years	$35,338
4 years	$45,975
5 years	$51,139

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Legal Support Services graduates from College of Southern Nevada earn a median of $45,975, compared with $42,988 for all College of Southern Nevada graduates — about 7% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Support Services graduates from College of Southern Nevada is $8,506.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Legal Support Services graduates at College of Southern Nevada, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Legal Support Services graduates at College of Southern Nevada are 76% women (22) and 24% men (7).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at College of Southern Nevada

Of the 28 associate’s legal support services graduates at College of Southern Nevada, 79% were women (22) and 21% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at College of Southern Nevada.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	5
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 46% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at College of Southern Nevada, below the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at College of Southern Nevada

This Legal Support Services program at College of Southern Nevada breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	29

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at College of Southern Nevada pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Legal Support Services majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,524
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.