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Legal Professions at Northampton County Area Community College

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Legal Professions at Northampton County Area Community College

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at Northampton County Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,951.

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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Northampton County Area Community College.

94% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal professions at Northampton Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Northampton County Area Community College with a associate's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Northampton County Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 18

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 PA, the home state for Northampton County Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Lawyers 24,980 $138,610
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 12,440 $52,780
Legal Secretaries 7,420 $50,980
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,050 $46,170
Judicial Law Clerks 1,070 $40,550

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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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