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Legal Support Services at Portland Community College

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, consider the program at Portland Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Portland Community College is in Portland, OR.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 51 legal support services degrees were granted at Portland Community College.

Online Class Availability at Portland Community College

Many students take online classes at Portland Community College. Of 20,861 students, 8,399 (40%) studied exclusively online and 6,481 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Portland Community College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Oregon	#1 of 2
Best Value	Oregon	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#12 of 47
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#34 of 47
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#64 of 234
Best Value	Nationwide	#138 of 236

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Portland Community College

Students who complete Portland Community College’s Legal Support Services program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$43,544
2 years	$38,072
3 years	$45,373
4 years	$52,633
5 years	$56,558

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Legal Support Services graduates from Portland Community College take home a median $52,633, compared with $44,579 for all Portland Community College graduates — about 18% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Support Services graduates from Portland Community College comes in at $23,250.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Legal Support Services graduates at Portland Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Legal Support Services graduates at Portland Community College are 86% women (44) and 14% men (7).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Portland Community College

Of the 21 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Portland Community College, 86% were women (18) and 14% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Portland Community College, lower 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 Portland Community College

This Legal Support Services program at Portland Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	51

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at Portland Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid 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.