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Legal Support Services at Florida SouthWestern State College

If you are interested in studying Legal Support Services, 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.

Florida SouthWestern State College is in Fort Myers, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 88 legal support services degrees were awarded at Florida SouthWestern State College.

Studying Online at Florida SouthWestern State College

Distance learning is available at Florida SouthWestern State College. Of 14,301 students, 4,317 (30%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,480 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Florida SouthWestern State College

Those who finish Florida SouthWestern State College’s Legal Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$46,521
5 years	$50,187

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Legal Support Services graduates from Florida SouthWestern State College report median earnings of $46,521, compared with $46,566 for all Florida SouthWestern State College graduates — about 0% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Support Services graduates from Florida SouthWestern State College is $14,624.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Legal Support Services graduates at Florida SouthWestern State College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Legal Support Services graduates at Florida SouthWestern State College are 90% women (79) and 10% men (9).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Florida SouthWestern State College

Of the 20 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Florida SouthWestern State College, 85% were women (17) and 15% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Florida SouthWestern State College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	1
Asian	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Florida SouthWestern State College, above the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at Florida SouthWestern State College

This Legal Support Services program at Florida SouthWestern State College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	88

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at Florida SouthWestern State College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Legal Support Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,524
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.