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Legal Professions at Mercer County Community College

Legal Professions at Mercer County Community College

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at Mercer County Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,342.

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

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

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Mercer County Community College.

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Mercer County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mercer County Community College with a associate's in legal professions.

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

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercer County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 8

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Mercer County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Lawyers 21,070 $139,020
Legal Secretaries 9,020 $50,660
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 8,120 $58,260
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,710 $56,870
Judges, and Magistrates 1,020 $126,760

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*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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