Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Legal Support Services at Gaston College

Find Schools Near

Legal Support Services at Gaston College

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

Gaston College is located in Dallas, North Carolina and approximately 5,345 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.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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

75% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 15% men each year. The program at Gaston College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

undefined

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 NC, the home state for Gaston College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 10,160 $47,210
Legal Secretaries 2,060 $47,030
Legal Support Workers 750 $65,160
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 590 $48,880
Court Reporters 150 $54,650

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.