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Legal Professions at East Los Angeles College

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Legal Professions at East Los Angeles College

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at East Los Angeles College stacks up to those at other schools.

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.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at East Los Angeles College.

66% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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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 60% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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

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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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