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Legal Support Services at Jefferson Community College

Legal Support Services at Jefferson Community College

Every legal support services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal support program at Jefferson Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support

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

57% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at Jefferson Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

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

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

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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

Legal Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Assistant/Paralegal 7

A degree in legal support 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
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Secretaries 15,440 $55,920
Legal Support Workers 2,440 $62,760
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,140 $60,500
Court Reporters 1,430 $90,040

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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