Legal Professions at Hillsborough Community College
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.
HCC Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
Online Classes Are Available at HCC
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
For those who are interested in distance learning, HCC does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
HCC Legal Professions Rankings
Legal Professions Student Demographics at HCC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Hillsborough Community College.
HCC Legal Professions Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal professions at HCC are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 10% 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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 16 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
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 |
Related Majors
Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into
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 |
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.