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Legal Support Services at Portland Community College

Legal Support Services at Portland Community College

If you plan to study legal support services, take a look at what Portland Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 22,904.

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 Portland Community College.

85% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal support at Portland Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Portland Community College with a associate's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

The following legal support concentations are available at Portland Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 55

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 OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4,060 $55,850
Legal Secretaries 1,510 $49,960
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 810 $65,150
Legal Support Workers 560 $66,650

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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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