Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Prince George’s Community College

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

PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and has a total student population of 11,357.

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.

PGCC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Paralegal (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Paralegal

Online Classes Are Available at PGCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

PGCC does offer online education options in paralegal for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

PGCC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Rankings

Paralegal Student Demographics at PGCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the paralegal majors at Prince George’s Community College.

PGCC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate’s Program

71% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in paralegal only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at PGCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

PGCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
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 MD, the home state for Prince George's Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	7,060	$55,950
Legal Support Workers	1,940	$78,850
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	960	$41,100

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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