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Legal Support Services at Southwestern Illinois College

Legal Support Services at Southwestern Illinois 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 Southwestern Illinois College stacks up to those at other schools.

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and approximately 6,906 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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at Southwestern Illinois College.

58% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at SWIC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 26% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal support at SWIC are white. Around 67% 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 Southwestern Illinois College with a associate's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

If you plan to be a legal support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern Illinois College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 23

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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 13,540 $57,180
Legal Secretaries 7,880 $51,140
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,070 $47,670
Legal Support Workers 810 $61,910
Court Reporters 700 $68,560

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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