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Legal Support Services at Northampton County Area Community College

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, take a look at what Northampton County Area Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northampton County Area Community College sits in Bethlehem, PA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 9 legal support services degrees were awarded at Northampton County Area Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Northampton County Area Community College

Many students take online classes at Northampton County Area Community College. Among 8,810 students, 3,131 (36%) studied exclusively online and 3,433 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Northampton County Area Community College

Use these rankings to compare Northampton County Area Community College’s Legal Support Services program against peer institutions.

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Northampton County Area Community College

Students who complete Northampton County Area Community College’s Legal Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$29,933

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Legal Support Services graduates at Northampton County Area Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at Northampton County Area Community College are 100% women (9) and 0% men (0).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Northampton County Area Community College

Among the 9 associate’s legal support services graduates at Northampton County Area Community College, 100% were women (9) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Northampton County Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	1
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 11% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Northampton County Area Community College, lower than the national average of 48%.*

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

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at Northampton County Area Community College

This Legal Support Services program at Northampton County Area Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	9

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at Northampton County Area Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Legal Support Services majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,524
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.