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Legal Support Services at Lewis and Clark Community College

If you are interested in studying Legal Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Lewis and Clark Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lewis and Clark Community College is located in Godfrey, IL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 37 legal support services degrees were granted at Lewis and Clark Community College.

Studying Online at Lewis and Clark Community College

Many students take online classes at Lewis and Clark Community College. Of 4,606 students, 356 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 769 (17%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Lewis and Clark Community College

Use these rankings to compare Lewis and Clark Community College’s Legal Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#1 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#2 of 13
Best Value	Illinois	#2 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#6 of 36
Best Value	Nationwide	#12 of 236
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#21 of 234

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Lewis and Clark Community College

Those who finish Lewis and Clark Community College’s Legal Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$34,210
2 years	$36,042
4 years	$39,430
5 years	$48,917

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Support Services graduates from Lewis and Clark Community College take home a median $39,430, compared with $39,200 for all Lewis and Clark Community College graduates — about 1% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Legal Support Services graduates at Lewis and Clark Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at Lewis and Clark Community College are 92% women (34) and 8% men (3).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Lewis and Clark Community College

Of the 26 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Lewis and Clark Community College, 88% were women (23) and 12% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Black / African American	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 4% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark Community College

This Legal Support Services program at Lewis and Clark Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	37

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Legal Support Services program at Lewis and Clark Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-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.