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Legal Support Services at Kirkwood Community College

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Legal Support Services at Kirkwood Community College

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

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 Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support

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 support for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

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

84% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of legal support 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 support at Kirkwood Community College are white. Around 80% 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 support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IA, the home state for Kirkwood Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
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
Court Reporters 270 $64,930

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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