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Legal Professions at Sussex County Community College

Legal Professions at Sussex County Community College

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

Sussex County Community College is located in Newton, New Jersey and approximately 2,190 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.

  • Undergrad Certificate in Legal Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Sussex County Community College.

100% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in legal professions at Sussex County Community College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Sussex County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sussex County Community College with a associate's in legal professions.

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

The following legal professions concentations are available at Sussex County Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sussex County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 8

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Sussex County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Lawyers 21,070 $139,020
Legal Secretaries 9,020 $50,660
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 8,120 $58,260
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,710 $56,870
Judges, and Magistrates 1,020 $126,760

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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