Legal Support Services at Essex County College
Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 6,360 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Support Services section at the bottom of this page.
Essex Legal Support Services Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Legal Support (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Support
Essex Legal Support Services Rankings
Legal Support Student Demographics at Essex
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at Essex County College.
Essex Legal Support Services Associate’s Program
Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal support graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in legal support.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Legal Support Services
If you plan to be a legal support 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 Essex County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 8 |
Related Majors
Careers That Legal Support Grads May Go Into
A degree in legal support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Essex County College.
| Occupation | Jobs in NJ | Average Salary in NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Secretaries | 9,020 | $50,660 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 8,120 | $58,260 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 1,710 | $56,870 |
| Legal Support Workers | 720 | $71,920 |
| Court Reporters | 140 | $66,930 |
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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