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Legal Support Services at Des Moines Area Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Legal Support Services, take a look at what Des Moines Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Des Moines Area Community College is located in Ankeny, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 35 legal support services degrees were awarded at Des Moines Area Community College.

Studying Online at Des Moines Area Community College

Online coursework is an option at Des Moines Area Community College. Among 23,697 students, 5,497 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,917 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Des Moines Area Community College

Rankings can help you compare Des Moines Area Community College’s Legal Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Iowa	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#2 of 13
Best Value	Iowa	#2 of 2
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#7 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#12 of 234
Best Value	Nationwide	#148 of 236

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Des Moines Area Community College

Students who complete Des Moines Area Community College’s Legal Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$37,885
2 years	$33,266

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Support Services graduates from Des Moines Area Community College stands at $12,250.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Legal Support Services graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Legal Support Services graduates at Des Moines Area Community College are 71% women (25) and 29% men (10).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Des Moines Area Community College

Of the 22 associate’s legal support services graduates at Des Moines Area Community College, 68% were women (15) and 32% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 5% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Des Moines Area Community College, below the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at Des Moines Area Community College

The Legal Support Services program at Des Moines Area Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	31
Court Reporting	4

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Legal Support Services program at Des Moines Area Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Legal Support Services majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,524
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.