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Legal Support Services at Gadsden State Community College

Legal Support Services at Gadsden State Community College

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

GSCC is located in Gadsden, Alabama and has a total student population of 3,993.

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.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Support (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at Gadsden State Community College.

94% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal support at GSCC are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

If you plan to be a legal support 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 Gadsden State Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Court Reporting and Captioning 8
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 5

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 AL, the home state for Gadsden State Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Legal Secretaries 3,930 $41,840
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 3,000 $45,530
Court Reporters 280 $40,500
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 250 $43,440
Legal Support Workers 240 $54,730

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*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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