Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Raritan Valley Community College

What traits are you looking for in a paralegal school? To help you decide if Raritan Valley Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's paralegal program.

RVCC is located in Branchburg, New Jersey and approximately 7,080 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.

RVCC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at RVCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

RVCC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Rankings

Paralegal Student Demographics at RVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the paralegal majors at Raritan Valley Community College.

RVCC Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in paralegal only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at RVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

RVCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
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 NJ, the home state for Raritan Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	8,120	$58,260
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	1,710	$56,870
Legal Support Workers	720	$71,920

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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