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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. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kirkwood Community College is in Cedar Rapids, IA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 20 legal support services degrees were granted at Kirkwood Community College.

Online Class Availability at Kirkwood Community College

Distance learning is available at Kirkwood Community College. Among 12,763 students, 2,770 (22%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,897 (38%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Kirkwood Community College

Rankings can help you compare Kirkwood Community College’s Legal Support Services program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Iowa	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	Iowa	#2 of 2
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#5 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#11 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#118 of 234
Best Value	Nationwide	#135 of 236

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Kirkwood Community College

Those who finish Kirkwood Community College’s Legal Support Services program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$32,373

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Legal Support Services graduates from Kirkwood Community College is $25,083.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Legal Support Services graduates at Kirkwood Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Legal Support Services graduates at Kirkwood Community College are 85% women (17) and 15% men (3).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Kirkwood Community College

Of the 20 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Kirkwood Community College, 85% were women (17) and 15% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Kirkwood Community College, lower 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 Kirkwood Community College

The Legal Support Services program at Kirkwood Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	20

Highest-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Legal Support Services program at Kirkwood Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-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.