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Legal Support Services at Dutchess Community College

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Legal Support Services at Dutchess Community College

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

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 8,034.

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.

  • Undergrad Certificate in Legal Support (1 - 4 Years)
  • 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 Dutchess Community College.

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at DCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Dutchess 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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