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Legal Professions at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Legal Professions at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

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

NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 7,411.

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

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

71% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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NWACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at NorthWest Arkansas Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 11

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Lawyers 3,150 $98,780
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,890 $42,050
Legal Secretaries 1,050 $36,930
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 410 $37,060
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 300 $64,070

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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