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Legal Professions at Kirkwood Community College

Legal Professions at Kirkwood Community College

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

Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and approximately 12,277 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

Online Classes Are Available at Kirkwood Community College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Kirkwood Community College does offer online education options in legal professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

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

84% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal professions at Kirkwood Community College are white. Around 79% 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 Kirkwood 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 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 25

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 IA, the home state for Kirkwood Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Lawyers 3,170 $112,630
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2,350 $46,990
Legal Secretaries 1,470 $38,680
Legal Support Workers 810 $47,310
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 690 $35,560

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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