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Legal Professions at Hinds Community College

Legal Professions at Hinds Community College

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Hinds Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hinds Community College is located in Raymond, Mississippi and has a total student population of 11,181.

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.

  • Undergrad Certificate in Legal Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Hinds Community College

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, Hinds Community College does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

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

77% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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Hinds Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Hinds Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 13

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 MS, the home state for Hinds Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Lawyers 3,070 $97,990
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,820 $44,300
Legal Secretaries 770 $40,080
Judges, and Magistrates 280 $50,640
Law Professors 100 $129,630

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.

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