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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Massachusetts Bay Community College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Massachusetts Bay Community College

What traits are you looking for in a paralegal school? To help you decide if Massachusetts Bay Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's paralegal program.

MassBay Community College is located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,762.

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.

  • Basic Certificate in Paralegal (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Paralegal

Online Classes Are Available at MassBay Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MassBay Community College offers distance education options for paralegal at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Paralegal Student Demographics at MassBay Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the paralegal majors at Massachusetts Bay Community College.

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in paralegal at MassBay Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Massachusetts Bay Community College with a associate's in paralegal.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Bay Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,330 $60,320
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 590 $63,330
Legal Support Workers 300 $80,420

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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