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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Pierpont Community and Technical College

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Pierpont Community and Technical College

If you are interested in studying legal assistant/paralegal, you may want to check out the program at Pierpont Community and Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pierpont Community and Technical College is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and approximately 1,613 students attend the school each year.

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

  • Associate’s Degree in Paralegal

Online Classes Are Available at Pierpont Community and Technical College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Pierpont Community and Technical College offers distance education options for paralegal at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Paralegal Student Demographics at Pierpont Community and Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the paralegal majors at Pierpont Community and Technical College.

67% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in paralegal at Pierpont Community and Technical College are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierpont Community and Technical College with a associate's in paralegal.

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

Careers That Paralegal Grads May Go Into

A degree in paralegal can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Pierpont Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,810 $46,080
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 150 $59,440
Legal Support Workers 130 $56,560

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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