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Legal Support Services at Mountain Empire Community College

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Legal Support Services at Mountain Empire Community College

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

MECC is located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and approximately 2,253 students attend the school each year.

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at MECC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, MECC does offer online courses in legal support for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at Mountain Empire Community College.

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of legal support 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 legal support at MECC are white. Around 100% 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 Mountain Empire Community College with a associate's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

A degree in legal support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Mountain Empire Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 9,960 $51,600
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $114,390
Legal Secretaries 2,160 $46,400
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,390 $45,530
Court Reporters 320 $50,230

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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