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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Lone Star College System

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Lone Star College System

If you plan to study legal assistant/paralegal, take a look at what Lone Star College System has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

North Harris Montgomery is located in The Woodlands, Texas and has a total student population of 70,109.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Assistant/Paralegal section at the bottom of this page.

  • Undergrad Certificate in Paralegal (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Paralegal

Paralegal Student Demographics at North Harris Montgomery

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the paralegal majors at Lone Star College System.

78% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in paralegal only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at North Harris Montgomery may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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North Harris Montgomery does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lone Star College System with a associate's in paralegal.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 10
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Paralegal Grads May Go Into

A degree in paralegal can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Lone Star College System.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 24,290 $56,270
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 6,250 $57,940
Legal Support Workers 2,140 $63,140

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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