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Legal Support Services at LaGuardia Community College

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Legal Support Services at LaGuardia Community College

What traits are you looking for in a legal support school? To help you decide if LaGuardia Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal support program.

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 Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Support (Less Than 1 Year)
  • 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 LaGuardia Community College.

65% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at LaGuardia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

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LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal support graduates 35% 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 support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 3
International Students 4
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 NY, the home state for LaGuardia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Secretaries 15,440 $55,920
Legal Support Workers 2,440 $62,760
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,140 $60,500
Court Reporters 1,430 $90,040

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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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