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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Metropolitan Community College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Metropolitan Community College

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

MCC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 13,244.

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

Paralegal Student Demographics at MCC

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

93% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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MCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 6
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 NE, the home state for Metropolitan Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,740 $49,250
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 300 $38,540
Legal Support Workers 80 $52,010

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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