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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Mountain Empire Community College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Mountain Empire Community College

If you plan to study Legal Assistant/Paralegal, you may want to check out the program at Mountain Empire Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mountain Empire Community College is located in Big Stone Gap, VA.

During the most recent reporting year, 12 legal assistant/paralegal degrees were granted at Mountain Empire Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Mountain Empire Community College

Many students take online classes at Mountain Empire Community College. Of 2,116 students, 678 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 934 (44%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Legal Assistant/Paralegal graduates at Mountain Empire Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Legal Assistant/Paralegal graduates at Mountain Empire Community College are 75% women (9) and 25% men (3).

Of the 3 associate’s legal assistant/paralegal graduates at Mountain Empire Community College, 67% were women (2) and 33% were men (1).

Mountain Empire Community College gender breakdown of Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Assistant/Paralegal associate’s degree recipients at Mountain Empire Community College.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 3
Racial-ethnic diversity of Legal Assistant/Paralegal majors at Mountain Empire Community College

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Graduates of the Legal Assistant/Paralegal program at Mountain Empire Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for Legal Assistant/Paralegal graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other $80,735
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $67,272

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