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Legal Support Services at South Coast College

If you are interested in studying Legal Support Services, consider the program at South Coast College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

South Coast College sits in Orange, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 22 legal support services degrees were granted at South Coast College.

Studying Online at South Coast College

South Coast College delivers most coursework on campus; distance-education enrollment is limited.

Legal Support Services Rankings at South Coast College

These rankings give you a sense of how South Coast College’s Legal Support Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#35 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#37 of 37
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#44 of 47
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#47 of 47
Best Value	Nationwide	#218 of 236
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#229 of 234

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from South Coast College

Graduates of South Coast College’s Legal Support Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$32,898
2 years	$32,382
3 years	$32,285
4 years	$48,586
5 years	$64,450

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Support Services graduates from South Coast College earn a median of $48,586, compared with $45,729 for all South Coast College graduates — about 6% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Legal Support Services graduates at South Coast College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at South Coast College are 95% women (21) and 5% men (1).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at South Coast College

Among the 8 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at South Coast College, 100% were women (8) and 0% were men (0).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	6
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at South Coast College, above 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 South Coast College

This Legal Support Services program at South Coast College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	8
Court Reporting	12
Scopist.	2

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at South Coast College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks 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.