Legal Professions at East Los Angeles College
East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and has a total student population of 33,397.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.
East Los Angeles College Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
East Los Angeles College Legal Professions Rankings
Legal Professions Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at East Los Angeles College.
East Los Angeles College Legal Professions Associate’s Program
East Los Angeles College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 59% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Los Angeles College with a associate's in legal professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Los Angeles College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 28 |
Legal Support Services | 1 |
Related Majors
Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into
A degree in legal professions 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 East Los Angeles College.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Lawyers | 82,180 | $171,550 |
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 |
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.