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Legal Support Services at De Anza College

Legal Support Services at De Anza College

If you are interested in studying legal support services, you may want to check out the program at De Anza College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

De Anza College is located in Cupertino, California and has a total student population of 18,649.

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)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Legal Support (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at De Anza College.

68% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at De Anza College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

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De Anza College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal support graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

The following legal support concentations are available at De Anza College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at De Anza College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 25

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 CA, the home state for De Anza College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 33,390 $61,240
Legal Secretaries 26,220 $56,570
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 3,560 $58,180
Court Reporters 1,640 $87,750

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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