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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Dutchess Community College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Dutchess Community College

If you are interested in studying legal assistant/paralegal, 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 approximately 8,034 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

Paralegal Student Demographics at DCC

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

100% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in paralegal at DCC are white. Around 73% 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 Dutchess Community 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 3
White 8
International Students 0
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 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 Support Workers 2,440 $62,760
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,140 $60,500

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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