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Legal Support Services at Tacoma Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Legal Support Services, you may want to check out the program at Tacoma Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tacoma Community College sits in Tacoma, WA.

During the most recent reporting year, 19 legal support services degrees were awarded at Tacoma Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Tacoma Community College

Distance learning is available at Tacoma Community College. Among 6,199 students, 1,776 (29%) studied exclusively online and 1,930 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Legal Support Services Graduates from Tacoma Community College

Graduates of Tacoma 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	$38,289
3 years	$37,932
4 years	$45,668
5 years	$51,087

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Legal Support Services graduates from Tacoma Community College take home a median $45,668, compared with $45,633 for all Tacoma Community College graduates — about 0% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Legal Support Services graduates from Tacoma Community College stands at $14,850.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Legal Support Services graduates at Tacoma Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Legal Support Services graduates at Tacoma Community College are 84% women (16) and 16% men (3).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Tacoma Community College

Among the 11 associate’s legal support services graduates at Tacoma Community College, 82% were women (9) and 18% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Tacoma Community College, lower than 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 Tacoma Community College

The Legal Support Services program at Tacoma Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	19

Highest-Paying Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at Tacoma Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid 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.