Legal Support Services at Des Moines Area Community College
DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and has a total student population of 23,051.
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.
DMACC Legal Support Services Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Legal Support (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Support
DMACC Legal Support Services Rankings
Legal Support Student Demographics at DMACC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at Des Moines Area Community College.
DMACC Legal Support Services Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal support at DMACC are white. Around 69% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in legal support.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Legal Support Services
The following legal support concentations are available at Des Moines Area Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Des Moines Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 11 |
Court Reporting and Captioning | 8 |
Related Majors
Careers That Legal Support Grads May Go Into
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 IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.
Occupation | Jobs in IA | Average Salary in IA |
---|---|---|
Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 2,350 | $46,990 |
Legal Secretaries | 1,470 | $38,680 |
Legal Support Workers | 810 | $47,310 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 690 | $35,560 |
Court Reporters | 270 | $64,930 |
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.