Legal Professions at LaGuardia Community College
LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and has a total student population of 16,971.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.
LaGuardia Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
LaGuardia Legal Professions Rankings
Legal Professions Student Demographics at LaGuardia
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at LaGuardia Community College.
LaGuardia Legal Professions Associate’s Program
LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from LaGuardia Community College with a associate's in legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at LaGuardia Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Legal Support Services | 31 |
Related Majors
Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into
A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for LaGuardia Community College.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
---|---|---|
Lawyers | 76,840 | $167,110 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 25,500 | $58,750 |
Legal Secretaries | 15,440 | $55,920 |
Law Professors | 3,440 | $137,990 |
Judges, and Magistrates | 3,170 | $158,970 |
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.