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Legal Support Services at Northwest Career College

Legal Support Services at Northwest Career College

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

Northwest Career College is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 1,723.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

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

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at Northwest Career College.

83% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Northwest Career College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal support graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Legal Support Services 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 Career College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 19

A degree in legal support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for Northwest Career College.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2,440 $57,600
Legal Secretaries 2,270 $46,350
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 470 $56,090
Legal Support Workers 370 $64,540
Court Reporters 40 $63,110

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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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