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Legal Support Services at Erie Community College

If you are interested in studying Legal Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Erie Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Erie Community College sits in Buffalo, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 19 legal support services degrees were granted at Erie Community College.

Online Class Availability at Erie Community College

Distance learning is available at Erie Community College. Of 8,090 students, 1,335 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,310 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Erie Community College

Rankings can help you compare Erie Community College’s Legal Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#5 of 32
Best Value	New York	#5 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#7 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#18 of 32
Best Value	Nationwide	#82 of 236
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#125 of 234

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Erie Community College

Graduates of Erie Community College’s Legal Support Services program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$27,675
2 years	$22,920
3 years	$30,746
4 years	$30,368
5 years	$35,637

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Support Services graduates from Erie Community College report median earnings of $30,368, compared with $42,331 for all Erie Community College graduates — about 28% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Support Services graduates from Erie Community College comes in at $14,894.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Legal Support Services graduates at Erie Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at Erie Community College are 74% women (14) and 26% men (5).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Erie Community College

Of the 19 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Erie Community College, 74% were women (14) and 26% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Black / African American	6
Asian	1
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Erie Community College, below 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 Erie Community College

The Legal Support Services program at Erie Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	19

Highest-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at Erie Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Legal Support Services majors, 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.