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Legal Support Services at Schenectady County Community College

If you are interested in studying Legal Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Schenectady County Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Schenectady County Community College is in Schenectady, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 6 legal support services graduations were recorded at Schenectady County Community College.

Studying Online at Schenectady County Community College

Many students take online classes at Schenectady County Community College. Of 3,490 students, 410 (12%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 858 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Schenectady County Community College

Graduates of Schenectady County Community College’s Legal Support Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$41,565
4 years	$49,222
5 years	$64,862

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Legal Support Services graduates from Schenectady County Community College take home a median $49,222, compared with $35,981 for all Schenectady County Community College graduates — about 37% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Legal Support Services graduates at Schenectady County Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Legal Support Services graduates at Schenectady County Community College are 67% women (4) and 33% men (2).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Schenectady County Community College

Of the 6 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Schenectady County Community College, 67% were women (4) and 33% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6

*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 Schenectady County Community College

This Legal Support Services program at Schenectady County Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	6

Highest-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Students who finish Legal Support Services program at Schenectady County Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Legal Support Services graduates, 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.