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Legal Professions at Nashville State Community College

Legal Professions at Nashville State Community College

What traits are you looking for in a legal professions school? To help you decide if Nashville State Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal professions program.

Nashville State Community College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,064 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

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

81% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal professions at Nashville State Community College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Nashville State Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nashville State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 19

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 TN, the home state for Nashville State Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Lawyers 7,600 $124,470
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,100 $49,050
Legal Secretaries 3,010 $43,480
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,150 $45,830
Legal Support Workers 500 $62,330

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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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