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Legal Support Services at Indian River State College

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Indian River State College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Indian River State College sits in Fort Pierce, FL.

During the most recent reporting year, 16 legal support services graduations were recorded at Indian River State College.

Studying Online at Indian River State College

Many students take online classes at Indian River State College. Among 15,429 students, 4,833 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,035 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Indian River State College

Rankings can help you compare Indian River State College’s Legal Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Florida	#4 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#11 of 16
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#13 of 58
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#17 of 57
Best Value	Nationwide	#49 of 236
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#108 of 234

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Indian River State College

Students who complete Indian River State College’s Legal Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$29,137
2 years	$26,739
4 years	$32,355
5 years	$39,233

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Legal Support Services graduates from Indian River State College take home a median $32,355, compared with $37,797 for all Indian River State College graduates — about 14% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Legal Support Services graduates at Indian River State College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at Indian River State College are 81% women (13) and 19% men (3).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Indian River State College

Among the 16 associate’s legal support services graduates at Indian River State College, 81% were women (13) and 19% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Indian River State College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	8
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 56% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Indian River State College, higher than the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at Indian River State College

This Legal Support Services program at Indian River State College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	16

Highest-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at Indian River State College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Legal Support Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,524
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.