Legal Support Services at Essex County College
If you plan to study Legal Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Essex County College. Get started with the following essential facts.
Essex County College is located in Newark, NJ.
In the most recent year for which we have data, 18 legal support services degrees were awarded at Essex County College.
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Online & Distance Learning at Essex County College
Distance learning is available at Essex County College. Of 7,026 students, 706 (10%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,173 (31%) took at least some classes online.
Student Demographics & Diversity
The following sections describe the student demographics for Legal Support Services graduates at Essex County College, broken down by degree level.
Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at Essex County College are 78% women (14) and 22% men (4).
Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Essex County College
Among the 14 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Essex County College, 79% were women (11) and 21% were men (3).
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College.
| Race / Ethnicity | Number of Graduates |
|---|---|
| White | 1 |
| Hispanic / Latino | 5 |
| Black / African American | 5 |
| International (Nonresident) | 2 |
| Unknown | 1 |
Racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Essex County College, higher than 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 Essex County College
The Legal Support Services program at Essex County College includes the following sub-specializations:
| Concentration | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 18 |
Highest-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates
Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at Essex County College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-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.