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Legal Professions at Florida SouthWestern State College

Legal Professions at Florida SouthWestern State College

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at Florida SouthWestern State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FSW is located in Fort Myers, Florida and approximately 15,141 students attend the school each year.

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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Florida SouthWestern State College.

92% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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FSW does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida SouthWestern State College with a associate's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida SouthWestern State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 12

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 FL, the home state for Florida SouthWestern State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30,230 $50,120
Legal Secretaries 9,460 $45,550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 4,800 $50,350
Legal Support Workers 1,750 $65,520

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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