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Legal Support Services at Palm Beach State College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Legal Support Services, consider the program at Palm Beach State College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Palm Beach State College is in Lake Worth, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 legal support services degrees were granted at Palm Beach State College.

Online & Distance Learning at Palm Beach State College

Distance learning is available at Palm Beach State College. Of 25,916 students, 10,964 (42%) studied exclusively online and 7,206 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Palm Beach State College

These rankings give you a sense of how Palm Beach State College’s Legal Support Services program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#2 of 16
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#2 of 57
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#8 of 234
Best Value	Florida	#9 of 16
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#35 of 58
Best Value	Nationwide	#119 of 236

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Palm Beach State College

Students who complete Palm Beach State 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	$37,424
2 years	$38,829
3 years	$39,824
4 years	$44,916
5 years	$47,368

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Legal Support Services graduates from Palm Beach State College report median earnings of $44,916, compared with $42,042 for all Palm Beach State College graduates — about 7% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Support Services graduates from Palm Beach State College is $9,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Legal Support Services graduates at Palm Beach State College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at Palm Beach State College are 89% women (17) and 11% men (2).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Palm Beach State College

Of the 14 associate’s legal support services graduates at Palm Beach State College, 86% were women (12) and 14% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Palm Beach State College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 64% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Palm Beach State College, higher 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 Palm Beach State College

The Legal Support Services program at Palm Beach State College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	19

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Legal Support Services program at Palm Beach State College pursue many career paths. Here are 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.