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Legal Professions at Jefferson Community College

Legal Professions at Jefferson Community College

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

Jefferson Community College is located in Watertown, New York and approximately 2,658 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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

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

57% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal professions only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at Jefferson Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal professions at Jefferson Community College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Jefferson Community College 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 Jefferson Community College with a associate's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The following legal professions concentations are available at Jefferson Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Jefferson Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 7

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 NY, the home state for Jefferson Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Lawyers 76,840 $167,110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Secretaries 15,440 $55,920
Law Professors 3,440 $137,990
Judges, and Magistrates 3,170 $158,970

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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