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Legal Support Services at Phoenix College

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, consider the program at Phoenix College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Phoenix College is in Phoenix, AZ.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 66 legal support services degrees were granted at Phoenix College.

Studying Online at Phoenix College

Online coursework is an option at Phoenix College. Of 10,660 students, 2,963 (28%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,714 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Phoenix College

Rankings can help you compare Phoenix College’s Legal Support Services program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#1 of 6
Best Value	Arizona	#4 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#5 of 30
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#24 of 30
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#42 of 234
Best Value	Nationwide	#165 of 236

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Phoenix College

Graduates of Phoenix 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	$38,717
2 years	$36,206
3 years	$41,877
4 years	$51,882
5 years	$54,814

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Support Services graduates from Phoenix College take home a median $51,882, compared with $45,979 for all Phoenix College graduates — about 13% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Legal Support Services graduates from Phoenix College comes in at $16,679.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Looking at the program as a whole, Legal Support Services graduates at Phoenix College are 85% women (56) and 15% men (10).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Phoenix College

Of the 32 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Phoenix College, 78% were women (25) and 22% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Hispanic / Latino	15
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 56% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Phoenix College, above 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 Phoenix College

This Legal Support Services program at Phoenix College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	66

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Those who complete Legal Support Services program at Phoenix College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Legal Support Services graduates, 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.