Legal Support Services at Mountain Empire Community College
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.
MECC Legal Support Services Degrees Available
- Undergrad Certificate in Legal Support (1 - 4 Years)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Support
MECC Legal Support Services Rankings
Legal Support Student Demographics at MECC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at Mountain Empire Community College.
MECC Legal Support Services Associate’s Program
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.
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 |
Concentrations Within Legal Support Services
If you plan to be a legal support 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 Mountain Empire Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 2 |
Related Majors
Careers That Legal Support Grads May Go Into
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.