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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Cuyamaca College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Cuyamaca College

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 Cuyamaca College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cuyamaca College is located in El Cajon, California and has a total student population of 8,720.

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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Paralegal

Paralegal Student Demographics at Cuyamaca College

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

81% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in paralegal only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at Cuyamaca College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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Cuyamaca College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CA, the home state for Cuyamaca College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 33,390 $61,240
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 3,560 $58,180

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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