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Legal Professions at Nassau Community College

Legal Professions at Nassau Community College

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

Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 13,864.

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 Nassau Community College.

76% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Nassau Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nassau Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 36

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 NY, the home state for Nassau Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Lawyers 76,840 $167,110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Secretaries 15,440 $55,920
Law Professors 3,440 $137,990
Judges, and Magistrates 3,170 $158,970

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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