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Legal Support Services at Rio Salado College

Legal Support Services at Rio Salado College

Every legal support services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal support program at Rio Salado College stacks up to those at other schools.

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 17,362 students attend the school each year.

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 Rio Salado College.

74% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at Rio Salado College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal support at Rio Salado College are white. Around 59% 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 Rio Salado College with a associate's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Legal Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Salado College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 21

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 AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7,280 $48,370
Legal Secretaries 2,620 $47,320
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 840 $53,850
Legal Support Workers 690 $58,220
Court Reporters 150 $60,530

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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