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Legal Support Services at St Petersburg 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 St Petersburg College stacks up to those at other schools.

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and has a total student population of 26,430. In 2021, 34 legal support majors received their bachelor's degree from SPC.

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.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Support (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Support

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal support progam at SPC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal support major at SPC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Support Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Legal Support Services Basic Certificate Schools 29
Best Value Legal Support Services Schools 45
Best Legal Support Services Schools 93
Most Focused Legal Support Services Basic Certificate Schools 115
Most Focused Legal Support Services Schools 312

The median salary of legal support students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPC is $37,303. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $35,956 for all legal support bachelor's degree recipients.

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

92% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal support at SPC are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St Petersburg College with a associate's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

82% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a bachelor's degree in legal support from SPC. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. The typical legal support bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% men. So male students are more repesented at SPC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal support at SPC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St Petersburg College with a bachelor's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SPC also has a doctoral program available in legal support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30,230 $50,120
Legal Secretaries 9,460 $45,550
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 4,800 $50,350
Legal Support Workers 1,750 $65,520
Court Reporters 1,340 $47,950

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*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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