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Legal Professions at Hillsborough Community College

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Legal Professions at Hillsborough Community College

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if Hillsborough Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

HCC is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 19,532 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.

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

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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Hillsborough Community College.

87% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hillsborough Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 39

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Hillsborough Community College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Lawyers 47,280 $128,920
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30,230 $50,120
Legal Secretaries 9,460 $45,550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 4,800 $50,350
Legal Support Workers 1,750 $65,520

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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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